Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Indiana's 6th district, in an emailed statement
Statement summary
Cinde Wirth, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Indiana's 6th district, said in an emailed statement that she would vote to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress votes to authorize military action, and that Congress must uphold the War Powers Resolution.
“Yes. I would vote to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress votes to authorize military action. Congress must uphold the War Powers Resolution and exercise its responsibility to prevent this president, or any president, from waging an unauthorized war.”
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Yes. I would vote to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress votes to authorize military action. Congress must uphold the War Powers Resolution and exercise its responsibility to prevent this president, or any president, from waging an unauthorized war.
Emailed reply from Democratic congressional candidate Cinde Wirth (IN-06) to a Dispute Index question on how she would vote on a war powers resolution on Iran. She said she would vote to remove U.S. forces from hostilities unless Congress votes to authorize military action, and said Dispute Index may use the quote. The link goes to her campaign site because the statement is not posted there; she sent it to Dispute Index by email.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, which Congress has not formally authorized, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Wirth says she would vote to remove U.S. forces unless Congress votes to authorize military action, and that Congress must keep "this president, or any president" from "waging an unauthorized war". With no authorization vote, her answer opposes continuing the operation, so we labeled it Condemned. Mixed or conditional is the closest alternative; it loses because the only condition is an authorization vote that has not happened.