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c/politics by u/technocrit 5d ago commondreams.org

Senate Iran War Powers Resolution Falls Short by One Vote—Thanks to John Fetterman

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> The US Senate on Wednesday once again voted down a resolution that would have restricted President Donald Trump's ability to use military force against Iran, and this time a Democratic senator was the deciding vote.
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> The resolution failed after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) [voted](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00118.htm) with the majority of Republican senators against a war powers resolution introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).
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> The resolution would would have passed had Fetterman supported it because Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) all voted in favor.
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> This is now the seventh time the Senate has blocked a war powers resolution on Iran since Trump illegally began the conflict in late February...
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