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Senate (incl. Risch, Crapo) defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump's Iran war powers, despite new GOP defection
> GOP Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, echoed the administration's view ahead of the vote, arguing that the hostilities referenced in the war powers resolution "do not exist today and have not existed for some time."
> "My colleagues on the other side of the chamber keep saying that somehow the administration is not in compliance with a 60-day clock," Risch said. "The operations that began on Feb. 28 have been terminated. The hostilities ended with the April 7 ceasefire. They're over — full stop."
This is relevant to this sub as Jim Risch is:
- Idaho’s Senior Senator
- Is up for reelection this year at the age of 83
- Is the current chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
u/WinonasChainsaw — 2 days ago