Representative Bruce Braley (D., Iowa) claimed during a Senate debate that he voted to bomb ISIS terrorists in Syria, but no such vote has taken place.

“I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria,” Braley, who is running against Republican Joni Ernst, said Sunday.

The vote Braley took only authorized President Obama to arm Syrian rebels. Congress has not voted on bombing the terrorist group in Syria.

“Language specifies that the measure is not a broad authorization of force against the Islamic State,” according to a New York Times report on the vote the Republicans cited after the gaffe.

“It’s unbelievable that Congressman Braley voted for a resolution regarding ISIS without knowing what it was actually about,” Iowa GOP spokesman Jahan Wilcox said.

Politico noted the mistake while reporting on Braley and other Democratic doves who are trying to sound more hawkish during this midterm election.

“Braley’s campaign defended his comment by drawing a distinction between ‘strikes’ and ‘airstrikes,’ saying he was actually referring to the arming of Syrian rebels to fight militants,” James Hohmann wrote.