The House voted in favor of a War Powers Resolution meant to limit President Trump’s military action toward Iran





The resolution passed, 224-194, mostly along party lines, but both parties had some defectors: eight Democrats voted against the measure and three Republicans voted in favor of it. Independent Rep. Justin Amash, who left the Republican Party last year, also voted in favor of the measure.
"We deserve the respect from the administration and that Congress deserves under the Constitution,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on the House floor. “The Constitution of the United States calls that there be cooperation when initiating hostilities.”


It doesn’t really limit anything as it’s non-binding.
Three Republicans voted for the measure and according to reports Matt Gaetz was one of them:

The eight Democrats who voted against the measure are…

I haven’t checked, but my guess is that some or most of these Democrats are in red districts.




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