{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/07/23/daines-on-fox-business-the-democrats-war-powers-resolution-is-unconstitutional/", "Daines on Fox Business: \u201cThe Democrats\u2019 War Powers Resolution is Unconstitutional\u201d", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the latest on the Iran war.\n\nWatch the full exchange HERE.\n\nDaines on War Powers resolution:\n\nStuart, we always have the ability to exercise oversight. Look at yesterday, you had the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Dan Caine in front of the Appropriations Committee, Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Rubio, they are in routine contact with members of the U.S. Senate, so we are always engaged. I was at Vice President Vance\u2019s residence recently, having dinner talking about Iran. So, we have lots of opportunity to issue oversight. But I think it\u2019s unconstitutional. The Founding Fathers had very specific separation of powers. They gave Congress the purse, spending. That\u2019s our constitutional power. They gave the President an Article II Section II, the commander in chief responsibilities. That is wisdom. You\u2019ve got to have the commander in chief who is executing a war, not having Congress doing that. So, I think it\u2019s unconstitutional, and I\u2019ll be voting against it.\n\nDaines on passing military funding:\n\nI fully support that, Stuart. We\u2019ve got to maintain this peace through strength posture. It\u2019s very important. We give the U.S. military and the president all the robust options, including the support. So, I\u2019ll support it. I think we\u2019ve got a pretty good chance of getting that passed in the Senate.\n\nDaines on ending the Iranian conflict:\n\nNobody wants to end this conflict more than President Trump. He\u2019s executing a war at the moment to protect our children and grandchildren, to ensure this dangerous ideology, this dangerous regime never has nuclear weapons and the ability to take the world to its knees. President Trump is working hard to end the war, but there\u2019s only one position or posture that the Iranians respect, and that\u2019s the position of strength. They will get to a continued weakened posture, and I hope that will yield an outcome. A negotiated settlement would be the best outcome. But President Trump knows it is about peace through strength. He\u2019ll have relentless force used against this corrupt, evil regime, until they are taken to their knees. And if there\u2019s a deal to be made, I\u2019m confident President Trump can make it.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/07/23/daines-on-fox-business-the-democrats-war-powers-resolution-is-unconstitutional/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.041533425450325, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}