BREAKING: Senate votes on measure to halt Iran strikes

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From The Hill:

Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict.

The motion to discharge the resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee failed by a vote of 47-53.

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), who regularly opposes deploying U.S. armed forces in foreign conflicts, was the only Republican to vote to advance the measure.

Republican moderates Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) both included notes of caution about the operation with their votes.

“Passing this resolution now would send the wrong message to Iran and to our troops. At this juncture, providing unequivocal support to our service members is critically important, as is ongoing consultation by the Administration with Congress,” Collins said.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to block the measure.

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