Washington, D.C. (RI) — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he opposes the use of U.S. military force in Iran where massive anti-government demonstrations in recent days are being met with violence that’s reportedly left many hundreds of protesters dead.
Grassley, a Republican, voted last week to oppose a war powers act vote that aims to restrict President Trump’s use of the military in Venezuela.
Meanwhile in Iran, reports say more than 600 people have been killed and more than 10,000 detained.
Grassley suggests there’s a fear of “crying wolf” and a loss of global credibility if an American president’s words aren’t followed by action.
Five Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate last week to advance the war powers act to block the president’s use of military force in Venezuela. A final Senate vote on the resolution may come this week, though it also needs to pass in the House, while it faces a certain Trump veto.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he “honors the independence” of the Federal Reserve and hopes it can remain non-political, despite Fed chairman Jerome Powell now being named in a criminal investigation.
Powell says the U.S. Department of Justice is questioning the truth of his testimony before a Senate panel about multi-billion-dollar building renovations, but Powell says he fears the order came from President Trump. Grassley is uncertain about the probe’s origins.
Powell is on record saying he believes the probe against him was launched because Trump was upset the Fed hasn’t lowered interest rates, despite the president pushing for a rate cut.
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