3 GOP senators break with leadership, vote to advance resolution to end Iran war
Summary
Three Republican senators voted with Democrats to support a resolution aiming to end U.S. military involvement in Iran unless Congress approves further action. The resolution is based on the 1973 War Powers Act, which limits the president’s ability to engage in war without Congress’s consent.Key Facts
- Three Republican senators—Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Rand Paul—voted to advance the resolution.
- The resolution is sponsored by Democrats.
- It invokes the 1973 War Powers Act.
- The Act requires Congress to approve extended military action.
- The vote opposes the current Senate Republican leadership’s position.
- The goal is to stop the ongoing conflict with Iran unless Congress agrees to continue it.
- Almost all Senate Democrats supported the resolution as well.
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