On 10th attempt, Senate votes to stop Iran war
Responsible Statecraft
After 10 attempts, the Senate finally voted on Tuesday to block President Donald Trump from resuming the war with Iran without congressional approval.Four Republicans — Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — joined all but one Democrat in supporting the concurrent resolution which was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this month. Republican Senators Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky missed the vote, allowing it to pass by a 50-48 tally. This was the 10th war powers vote to come before the c
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