Iran war powers resolution fails in Senate
The House is set to vote on a similar measure on Thursday.
The House is set to vote on a similar measure on Thursday.
“We need a lot more information before we make decisions to spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
“The real flaw in in the CR that we'll be voting on later this week is that it doesn't provide enough money, regardless of the anomalies and the tiny plus ups here and there,” Sen. Roger Wicker said during a SASC readiness subcommittee hearing.
Three years after the fall of Kabul, the US Navy is helping to fund several training programs recruiting Afghan immigrants to work for the nation's ailing shipbuilding industry.
The policy, spearheaded by the House, will require agreement from the Senate before it stands a chance at becoming law.