WASHINGTON, D.C— Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) released the following statement after President Trump launched airstrikes against the Syrian regime on Friday, following a brutal chemical weapons attack on civilians in Douma:

"The horrors of the Assad reign of brutality and his flagrant disregard for international law by using chemical weapons on his own people provoked a joint response of strikes by the U.S., France and the U.K.

"However, these strikes do not represent a policy for the region. Three important steps need to be taken:

• The Administration should present its policy and how it plans to implement it to Congress.
• The Congress needs to debate and pass legislation regarding a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF).
• The Intelligence Community should conduct a full classified briefing to Congress relative to Syria and the defenders of Assad: Iran and Russia."

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