Iran (Executive Session)
In the Congressional Record of Jul 13, 2026.
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Iran
Mr. President, on the Iran war, Trump formally notified lawmakers that the Nation is once again at war with Iran. Really? Thanks, Donald. Nobody seemed to know that, did they? Trump's rinse-and-repeat approach to the Iran war isn't a strategy; it is a recipe for utter disaster. Again, Trump once again gave a 60- day notice that the Nation is once again at war with Iran. His rinse- and-repeat approach isn't a strategy. We keep moving backward. Gas prices stay high, casualties increase, costs increase. It is incredible what a fiasco this war is. Trump's so-called understanding--a lot of bull--with Iran fell apart faster than the ink could dry. He doesn't tell us what really the understanding means. We hear plenty of things that the Iranians say were agreed to that are not in the understanding, and America suffers. The same-old cycle repeats itself over and over again: Trump tells us the war is over. Iran tells us it isn't. The missiles start flying. The ships stop moving. The prices jump. And Trump comes back a short time later and tells us the war is over again. How many more times is this going to go on before Donald Trump realizes he must end this awful war? Does what Trump does come as a surprise--what he has done? No. There is an old saying that no plan survives first contact with the enemy, but Donald Trump didn't even have a plan when he started this war in the first place. The American people are paying the price for Trump's total failure in Iran. Our servicemembers are in harm's way, working families are forking over a fortune at the gas pump and in the grocery aisle. Americans are sick of seeing Trump burn their tax dollars on his misadventure of epic proportions. Enough is enough. Trump ought to get serious, double down on negotiations to end this war, and comply with the bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate who voted to remove our forces from harm's way and end this war. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Lummis). The Senator from Maryland.
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