Khanna says he’d stop funding further US military actions in Iran

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he would stop further funding for U.S. military action in Iran amid growing voter dissatisfaction with the ongoing war effort.

“I would stop the funding. The House and the Senate should stop the funding for any further actions in the Iran War. That’s what we did to stop the Vietnam War, and we need to stop this war in Iran,” Khanna expressed while appearing on Fox News’s “Sunday.”

He added that if people want the Iran war to continue and “want to have higher gas prices, higher diesel prices,” they “should vote Republican.”

The lawmaker has partnered with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on multiple Iran war powers resolutions . War powers resolutions are privileged parliamentary procedures in the House and Senate, allowing members to bypass House Republican leaders to force floor votes on the matter.

But while he and other Democrats have moved to force several such votes, they have not been successful .

In a post accompanying the clip, Khanna further advised voters to pick former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) “to continue the war” or vote Democrat Abdul El-Sayed “to end it.”

“Dems can vote to zero out appropriations for the war in Iran. [President] Trump called me a lightweight 4 times yesterday. My response: Bring down gas and diesel prices,” he wrote on social media.

A recent AP-NORC poll found about 70 percent of respondents also said lawmakers should prioritize ending the Iran conflict. It has passed its eight-month mark, resulting in the deaths of 21 U.S. service members and costing $47 billion as of October.

The estimated price tag does not include the cost to damaged U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

Attacks against Iran are reportedly expected to restart following the November midterm election, with fresh attacks scheduled the next day, according to MS NOW , citing three senior Gulf Arab officials.