The Senate blocked votes primarily along the party line on Friday evening. A resolution attempting to prevent President Donald Trump from launching a future military strike in Iran without Congressional approval.
The senators voted between 47 and 53 for exempting them from the resolution of war powers. Democrat Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the only Democrat to defeat his party. Fetterman is a solid supporter of Israel It was proposed Prevent leadership from acquiring nuclear weapons for military action against Iran. (Related: Trump says he will bomb Iran again if necessary at an unexpected press conference)
“I’m going to vote no on that simply because I don’t want to limit this kind of military movement that has been very successful with future presidents,” Fetterman said. I said Reporter. He too I said Parliamentary intervention in deliberations over whether to bomb Iran It hinders the success of the president’s military operations.
Fetterman has higher approval evaluation There are more Republicans than Democrats in Pennsylvania, a June poll of Susquehanna votes and research poll was found.
Republican Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; It was criticized Trump’s decision to unilaterally bomb Iran was the only GOP senator to support the resolution.
“The constitution is clear. Congress, not the president, has the authority to declare war,” Paul said. “The council was going to make sure [following passage of the War Powers Act of 1973] The President would not have once again unilaterally forced the American people into war without representatives of the people of Congress discussing the issue. ”
Democrat Virginia Sen. Tim Kane sponsored a resolution on war power and chose to vote despite Trump announcement Monday’s ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Republican Kentucky Sen. Thomas Massie, Reed sponsor Similar Solved The House of Representatives shows that if a ceasefire is held, he will not force his resolution to vote.
Senate majority Whip John Baraso, a Republican in the Senate, has denounced Senate Democrats for forcing a vote against the president’s war power, despite defending the Democratic president’s authority to launch a military strike.
“Don’t forget, Democrats said the president can act without a vote in Congress,” Barrasso said on the Senate floor on Friday before the vote. “When President Obama hit Libya in 2011, Nancy Pelosi said Congress was not needed because of the ‘limited’ strikes. There are Republicans in the White House right now.
Trump told reporters at the White House Briefing Room on Friday that he would bomb Iran again to prevent the country from acquiring nuclear weapons if necessary.
“It’s true, there’s no doubt,” Trump told reporters. “They’re tired. The last thing they’re thinking is the core. [weapons]He added.
Andi Shae Napier contributed to this report.
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