The House passed the bill to arm Syrian rebels and sent it the Senate, the wasting no time in passing the bill today and it's on the way to the President's desk.
The US Senate on Thursday easily approved a $1 trillion government-funding bill H.J.RES.124
hat gives President Obama new authority to battle the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).President Obama’s controversial proposal to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in effort to defeat the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Senators passed the legislation with a 78-to-22 vote. It now goes to Obama to sign into law.The 22 senators who voted against using American tax dollars to arm the Syrian rebels. Below is a comprehensive list of the naysayers: *12 were Republicans
- Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
- Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
- Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.)
- Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)*
- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)*
- Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)*
- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)*
- Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)*
- Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)*
- Sen. MIke Lee (R-Utah)*
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)*
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)*
- Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho)*
- Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)*
- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)*
