Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#76ZW4)
Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ignoring the nation's most urgent national security crisis' amid US exchange of fire with Iran
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a must-pass defense bill in protest of Donald Trump's resumption of hostilities with Iran.
The hold up of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes amid the fiercest exchange in fire between the countries in weeks, which has amplified frustration among Democrats that the US remains involved in the conflict despite the passage last month of a war powers resolution intended to force a ceasefire.
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