Vice President JD Vance was needed Wednesday to vote in the Senate for the Republicans to quash a Democratic effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela.
Jan. 14 Vice President JD Vance was needed Wednesday to vote in the Senate for the Republicans to quash a Democratic effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to launch military action against Venezuela.
Vance cast the deciding vote to break the 50-50 tie in a point of order to bar Senate Joint Resolution 98 from advancing to final consideration. The resolution appeared to have bipartisan promise, with five Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in supporting the measure last week, but Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Todd Young, R-Ind., changed their positions in the decisive motion following a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.
« Senate Republicans continually fall in line behind Donald Trump, no matter how reckless, no matter how unconstitutional, no matter the potential cost of American lives », Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during a press conference following the vote.
« What has happened tonight is a road map to another endless war because this Senate under Republican leadership failed to assert its legitimate and needed authority.
