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Senate to vote next week to block Trump’s military action against Venezuela (thehill.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41105628

The Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block Trump from continuing military against Venezuela — a vote that takes on heightened importance after U.S. forces attacked the South American nation and arrested President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday.

The resolution to block the administration from engaging in further hostilities against Venezuela is privileged, which means Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) cannot stop it from coming to the floor.

The measure is sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).

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[–] 62 points 10 months ago*

The republican majority leader, the only who could call in the senate for a vote on this, openly supports trump doing this. They're not being lazy, the people who care enough to bring this bill are being blocked by the ones who don't.

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