February 23, 2022 3:30 a.m.

Congressman Peter DeFazio and Ohio Republican Representative Warren Davidson led a bipartisan letter to the Biden administration on Tuesday, urging the president to receive authorization from Congress before involving U.S. armed forces in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

A release said the letter urged the administration “…to respect the separation of powers, U.S. law, and Congress’s constitutional war powers authority”. The lawmakers said if the administration seeks to introduce the U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or declines to remove any U.S. military personnel currently deployed inside Ukraine from unauthorized hostilities, Congress stands ready “…to deliberate over the potentially monumental implications of such scenarios”. The release said the American people, through their representatives in Congress, deserve to have a say before U.S. troops are placed in harm’s way or the U.S. becomes “…involved in yet another foreign conflict”.

The release said the letter to President Biden reasserts the war powers authority vested in Congress under the Constitution and U.S. law, including the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

The lawmakers urged President Biden to make the case to Congress before involving the U.S. in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The letter, signed by 43 members of Congress, has been endorsed by a diverse collection of organizations.

The full letter is attached with our story at www.541radio.com.

Ukraine War Powers Letter to Biden (DeFazio-Davidson) (Final) (PDF)