Trump ally and GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz comes out in strong support of a War Powers Resolution limiting Trump's power to take military action against Iran

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• GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida came out in strong support of the House of Representatives' War Powers Resolution on Thursday.
• The measure would dramatically curtail President Donald Trump's power to take further military action against Iran and comes after Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iran's Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani without notifying Congress.
• Gaetz on Thursday emphasized that he supported Trump's decision but also believed Congress has a say in "matters of war and peace."
• "I represent more troops than any other member of this body," Gaetz said. "I buried one of them earlier today at Arlington. That sergeant died a patriot and a hero. If the members of our armed services have the courage to go and fight and die in these wars, as Congress, we ought to have the courage to vote for or against them."
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Republican congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida came out Thursday in support of a War Powers Resolution that would dramatically curtail President Donald Trump's power to take further military action against Iran.

His announcement comes days after the Trump administration announced that the president had ordered an airstrike last week that killed Iran's Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the most powerful military official in the country and a widely revered figure within the Iranian regime.

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