Dick Durbin criticizes the Iran war in September 28 Senate remarks
Dick DurbinU.S. senator from Illinois and Senate Democratic whip
Sen. Dick Durbin called the Iran war unnecessary and illegal. He said Trump had ignored Congress's constitutional power to declare war and connected the fighting to higher fuel costs.
“Every day you fill up your gas tank, a trucker fills up their diesel tank, a farmer goes out in the field--and we are harvesting now in Illinois--and sees the cost of diesel fuel, every day, you remember this is a creation of the President of the United States for a war that was unnecessary, illegal, and didn't follow the Constitution at its outset.”
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Other statements by Dick Durbin in this case
- Senate vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 86 (Iran war powers)Earlier: Condemned
- Senate vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 89 (Iran war powers)Earlier: Condemned
Where this statement fits
Do they support the war in Iran?
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 congressional candidates stand on continued U.S. military operations against Iran, based on their votes, campaign statements, and public remarks.
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The official Congressional Record records Dick Durbin's Senate floor remarks on September 28. The passage describes his position on the Iran war.
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Durbin discussed filling his truck's gas tank and the rising costs faced by families. He said Trump had attacked Iran without first obtaining a congressional declaration of war.
After the quotation
He said there was no end in sight and criticized Republicans who were campaigning against the war after failing to assert Congress's authority in Washington.
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Why this label?
The case asks about support for the war in Iran. Dick Durbin expressly criticizes the war, so we used Condemned.
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