A surprise in the House on Friday afternoon, as lamwakers rejected a bill that would have cut off funding for offensive military actions as part of NATO attacks on Libya. Almost 90 Republicans voted against the measure, many because of the bill's details.
Those details allowed U.S. military support for NATO for items like operational planning, reconnaissance, intelligence and more - which many Republicans said are basically acts of war.
Here is the vote breakdown, so you can check to see how your member of Congress is recorded:
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 494
(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)
H R 2278 RECORDED VOTE 24-Jun-2011 2:00 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: To limit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law
A surprise in the House on Friday afternoon, as lamwakers rejected a bill that would have cut off funding for offensive military actions as part of NATO attacks on Libya. Almost 90 Republicans voted against the measure, many because of the bill's details. Those details allowed U.S. military support for ...
