Top House Democrats’ plans to push a measure limiting the Trump administration’s war-making powers are in flux following an Iranian missile attack Tuesday on U.S. bases inside Iraq
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Iran claimed responsibility for an air strike on Ain Assad air base in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. | Nasser Nasser/AP Photo But even before Tuesday night’s counter-attack by the Iranians, Democrats had been struggling to agree on exactly what that resolution would look like. The vote had been expected this week, but it had not been formally scheduled.
“They’re trying to figure out how to get it where it has the best chance with the Senate, to get the 51 Senate votes, and how to draft it in that way,” Khanna said Tuesday night. Omar, however, has become a lightning rod within the Democratic caucus, and a number of her colleagues were privately concerned about her taking on a high-profile role on the resolution.“There are obviously a lot of opinions,” Hoyer said when asked about the vote, before reports of the Iran-led attack surfaced. “In fairness to members, we want them to have the opportunity to see what’s issued.”
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