Since January, I have taken to the House floor again and again in an attempt to shake my Republican colleagues awake to the monster they've created.

I have fought to stop unauthorized wars before they start. The Constitution is clear: Congress decides when this country goes to war. Not the President acting alone. Not political games. I have led efforts to force votes, demand accountability, and push back against another endless conflict that costs lives and drains resources from our communities.

You're probably getting a lot of messages right now. Candidates across the country are facing their first FEC end-of-quarter deadline of the Election Year, and they're competing for your support.

This isn't just an arbitrary fundraising deadline — it is one of the most important moments of the entire cycle.

After this deadline, campaign fundraising numbers are published. And everyone sees them: Republicans. Outside groups. The media. Allies deciding where to invest.

Twenty-two years ago yesterday, I watched Congress abdicate its responsibility and let a President take us to war in Iraq on a lie.

More than 4,400 American troops died in that war, and over 32,000 came home physically and emotionally wounded. We spent the better part of two trillion dollars on a conflict that destabilized an entire region and made us less safe. Today, we're still living with that wreckage, and the families who lost someone never stopped living with it for a single day.

I think about all of that right now, because I'm watching the same machinery start to move again.