Black lawmakers warn of disproportionate impact as House rejects War Powers Resolution and ethics reform

U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-30) told the AFRO she voted in favor of the War Powers Resolution to “reclaim her power.”

“We [Congress] are the only entity, branch in this government that can authorize a war and that is because we hold hearings and talk about what’s happening,” said the California congresswoman. “We need to be able to make the case to the American people about why we should be sending their sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers into war.”