House Democratic veterans held a news conference in protest of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran. Led by Representative Pat Ryan (D-NY), the members criticized the Trump administration's actions taken without consent or approval by Congress. Rep. Ryan referenced his own service in Iraq and Afghanistan, declaring that "another generation should not go fight in an open-ended, ill-concieved regime change war in the Middle East." The members spoke ahead of votes in the House and Senate on two separate war powers resolutions to block military action against Iran.