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The House of Representatives has adopted the 2020 military spending bill, but with an amendment that blocks war on Iran without congressional approval – backed by President Donald Trump’s outspoken critics and supporters alike.
A bipartisan amendment to bar the executive branch from offensive action against Iran without explicit authorization from Congress was adopted with a 250-170 vote, with 27 Republicans joining the Democrats in support, and seven Democrats crossing the aisle in opposition.
The amendment was proposed by otherwise unlikely allies: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) of the Progressive Caucus, and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) of the Freedom Caucus, one of the most prominent Trump supporters in the House.
“What Ro and I are proposing is not to lay our arms down and make victims or targets out of our service members,” Gaetz told Fox News prior to the vote, flanked by Khanna. “We do not believe that any president should be able to lurch into a decades-long war in the absence of approval by Congress.”
A bipartisan amendment to bar the executive branch from offensive action against Iran without explicit authorization from Congress was adopted with a 250-170 vote, with 27 Republicans joining the Democrats in support, and seven Democrats crossing the aisle in opposition.
The amendment was proposed by otherwise unlikely allies: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) of the Progressive Caucus, and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) of the Freedom Caucus, one of the most prominent Trump supporters in the House.
“What Ro and I are proposing is not to lay our arms down and make victims or targets out of our service members,” Gaetz told Fox News prior to the vote, flanked by Khanna. “We do not believe that any president should be able to lurch into a decades-long war in the absence of approval by Congress.”
Republicans & Democrats agree: No war on Iran (without Congress at least)
The House of Representatives has adopted the 2020 military spending bill, but with an amendment that blocks war on Iran without congressional approval – backed by President Donald Trump’s outspoken critics and supporters alike.
www.rt.com