Another day, another War Powers resolution, but this time it came from the House of Representatives.
Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) introduced it on January 7 to “direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.” That’s literally it.
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H. CON. RES. 68 was initially cosponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — shocking, I know — before about 123 Democrats jumped on the bandwagon. On Thursday evening, after a rather heated debate, it was finally put to a vote.
The resolution only needed a simple majority to pass, and it almost had it. The final vote was a 215-215 tie with Massie and Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) jumping party lines to vote with the 213 Democrats.
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