California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he believes there are enough votes in the House to pass a resolution in the House invoking the War Powers Act and limiting President Trump’s authority to continue the conflict in Iran: <\/p>\n
KRISTEN WELKER: Thank you for coming back. I do want to start off by talking about Iran. As I was just discussing with Congressman Massie, President Trump has said that they may be close to reaching a short-term deal on Iran. Would you be supportive of a short-term deal that doesn’t directly address the nuclear program but allows for more negotiation? REPRESENTATIVE RO KHANNA: Kristen, on this Memorial Day, let me just begin by paying tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and gratitude to their families. The answer to your question is yes. I do believe we need a negotiated deal. Thomas Massie and I, as you mentioned, actually have the Iran War Powers Act two months ago. We would have avoided this war. Food prices wouldn’t have gone up. Gas prices wouldn’t have gone up. And we could have done this negotiation. But I’ve always said that I would support negotiation. And it’s time for this war to end. KRISTEN WELKER: Well, let me ask you about the War Powers Act because House Republican leaders abruptly canceled a vote to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran. It came just days after the Senate voted for the first time to advance a similar measure. Do you believe there are now enough votes to pass the War Powers Act in the House? REPRESENTATIVE RO KHANNA: Kristen, I do. It was a bit surreal last week. I mean, first they delayed the vote by 45 minutes to 60 minutes. And then they just pulled the vote. And the reason is that now unlike when Thomas and I introduced the resolution, there are a lot of Republicans who believe the war should end. They’ve talked to farmers who say the price of nitrogen, ammonia, urea are through the roof because of the blockade and control of the Strait of Hormuz. They know that the price of gas is up. The price of diesel is up. And they’re hearing it from their constituents. So this is putting pressure on Trump to get a negotiation. And it’s why Congress matters. Even when we don’t get a vote through, we do put pressure on the president. Hopefully this war ends. And I’ve always said I would support a negotiated end to the war.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n