Senate Republicans Again Block Vote on Resolution to End US Hostilities With Iran
Summary
- Senate Republicans again blocked a floor vote on a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from hostilities with Iran.
- The Senate rejected, by a 49-50 vote, a motion to proceed to the war powers resolution introduced by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- The Hill said Republicans blocked the measure again even as concern has grown within the party over a broader war and higher energy prices.
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Senate Republicans again blocked a floor vote on a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from hostilities with Iran, The Hill reported on July 30.
The Senate voted 49-50 on July 30 against a motion to proceed to the war powers resolution introduced by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the report said. The measure states that the US should not continue hostilities against Iran without congressional approval.
The Hill said Republicans stopped the measure again even as concern has grown within the party over a broader war and higher energy prices. The vote was the 13th in the Senate related to the Iran war powers resolution, and Republicans had previously blocked resolutions to halt the war 11 times.
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