Senate Majority Leader Schumer pledges to keep bringing Iran war powers resolutions

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer spoke on the Senate floor on April 14, 2026, urging Senate Republicans to stand against Trump's war in Iran by voting for Senate Democrats' War Powers Resolution. Schumer called Trump's Iran policy "Operation Epic Failure" and said Republicans had refused to take a strong stance against the war because they were afraid of Trump. Schumer announced that under the War Powers Act, Democrats would bring a resolution to the floor led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a combat veteran. He pledged that if Republicans blocked it, Democrats would vote again and again every single week until Operation Epic Fury ends or Congress authorizes it. Schumer said our troops deserve a mission, not a mess, and deserve leaders who understand that sending Americans into harm's way is the most serious decision a nation can make.