Jayapal emphasized that the congressional action reflects broad public sentiment against the ongoing military engagements.
"This is a vote that requires us to find the strength to do what is right for the American people, and to send the clearest, even stronger message to this president of the United States that the United States Congress, the House of Representatives, is reasserting our authority over war," Jayapal said.
"This war must end."
She noted that even supporters of the president are expressing reservations about the prolonged hostilities in the Middle East.
"Not only are the vast majority of Americans opposed to this war; it's the most unpopular war that we've had in a very, very, very long time," Jayapal said.
"These are folks who deeply support Donald Trump, but they actually liked when he was talking about ending forever wars instead of getting into them."
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast defended the military operation on the House floor, presenting photographs of fallen service members.
"To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members gave their life for," Mast said.
"This operation is bringing reckoning for the hundreds of times Iran has attacked and killed people of the United States of America."
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks stated that lawmakers plan to explore further legislative mechanisms to limit executive war powers.
"The vote today shows that Congress is starting to join the 70% of American people who are against this war, which is clearly a war of choice, and Congress has to step up to our constitutional responsibility and demand it," Meeks said.
