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Meeting Name: Veterans Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/25/2020 11:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Recessed and Reconvened on 2/26/2020
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20-1415 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 7/24/2019   Not available Not available
20-1233 1 CONDEMNING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN IRANResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION CONDEMNING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN IRAN WHEREAS, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has engaged in behavior that can be recognized as an act of war without consulting with Congress, as required by The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. § 1541 et seq.) before engaging another nation militarily and introducing United States troops into harm’s way; and WHEREAS, the President should consult with Congress "in every possible instance" before initiating an act of war or engaging in conduct that is recognized as an act of war; and WHEREAS, Congress has not authorized the President to use military force against Iran; and WHEREAS, President Trump's escalation in Iran has led the United States of America into an unjustified armed conflict, and puts the lives of American troops and millions of innocent civilians both abroad and in the United States at risk; and WHEREAS, the American people and members of the United States Armed Forces deserve a credible explanation regarding the United States' use of   Not available Not available