Bernadette Greene-Placentia
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Arizona's 8th district, in an emailed statement sent by her campaign manager
Statement summary
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Arizona's 8th district, said through her campaign that she would support a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized them, and that no president should get a blank check for a prolonged conflict.
“She would support a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized those hostilities.”
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Bernadette believes Congress must reassert its constitutional authority over decisions of war and peace. She would support a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized those hostilities. She does not support giving any president a blank check to take the United States into a prolonged conflict without congressional authorization. If military action is necessary to respond to an imminent threat, the administration should still come to Congress promptly and make its case for any continued use of force.
Isaiah Lopez, campaign manager for Bernadette Greene-Placentia, sent this statement by email in reply to a Dispute Index question on the Iran war and said it could be quoted. The link is to her campaign website; the statement itself is not published there. The text is reproduced as sent, without the greeting and sign-off.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Greene-Placentia's campaign says she would support such a resolution unless Congress authorizes the hostilities, which opposes continuing the operation without congressional approval, so we labeled it Condemned. She allows that a president may respond to an imminent threat but says the administration must then come to Congress promptly.