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Bob_in_VA

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42. Umm. Wasn't the vote to end the Iran war?

Reply to Blumancru (Reply #18)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 03:57 PM

17 hrs ago

If so, even a tie vote would have it fail. It would have needed to be 215-214 for it to pass, so while the decision to vote 'no' was despicable, it didn't alter the outcome.

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