EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Democratic Congressman Seth Magaziner has put forward a bill that would stop the president from taking over Greenland, Canada and/or Panama without Congress’ approval.
Magaziner’s office said the No Invading Allies Act is in response to “President Trump’s repeated threats” to take “territory from allies and refusal to rule out the use of military force for territorial expansion.”
The legislation bans funding from being used to take land from those countries unless Congress approves.
“President Trump should not be allowed to put American servicemembers into harm’s way by starting unnecessary wars with our allies,” Magaziner said. “My bill, the No Invading Allies Act, makes clear that Congress will not allow the President to unilaterally drag us into unnecessary conflicts that do nothing to make Americans safer.”
Several House members have signed on as cosponsors: U.S. Reps. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, Dina Titus, D-Nevada, Eric Swalwell, D-California, Pramila Jayapa, D-Washington, and LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey.
At this time, it’s unclear if the bill will pass the Republican-led House.
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