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12-11-2014, 03:31 PM
By Jen Judson
12/11/14 2:52 PM EST
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved on Thursday a measure to authorize the use of military force in the fight against the Islamic State after some heated debate over how restrictive it should be.
The 10-8 vote was along party lines, with Democrats supporting the measure and Republicans opposing it. No floor debate is expected in the Senate, nor will the House take up the issue during the last days of this lame-duck session, leaving it for the new Republican-controlled Congress that will be seated in January.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/senate-panel-islamic-state-113507.html#ixzz3LX7TMttP
12/11/14 2:52 PM EST
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved on Thursday a measure to authorize the use of military force in the fight against the Islamic State after some heated debate over how restrictive it should be.
The 10-8 vote was along party lines, with Democrats supporting the measure and Republicans opposing it. No floor debate is expected in the Senate, nor will the House take up the issue during the last days of this lame-duck session, leaving it for the new Republican-controlled Congress that will be seated in January.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/senate-panel-islamic-state-113507.html#ixzz3LX7TMttP