WASHINGTON, June 25 (DC Times Online) — The Senate rejected a Tim Kaine resolution Wednesday that would have required Congress to authorize further U.S. military action tied to Iran, blocking the measure by a 50-47 vote after President Donald Trump met privately with Republican senators earlier in the day.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted present. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted for the resolution, while Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., voted no.
The vote came after Trump criticized Senate Republicans during a closed-door lunch meeting, according to senators who later spoke about the session. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Trump “raised his voice” and that “I lost my temper.”
Trump later thanked Senate allies on Truth Social and said the vote “puts Iran on notice.”
The resolution, led by Kaine, D-Va., was designed to direct Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities involving Iran unless Congress approved further action. The Senate had advanced the measure last month on a 50-47 procedural vote, and the House had already passed a similar Iran resolution earlier this month.
