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“I hope … we send a loud and powerful message by passing this resolution. That we’re going to bring peace to that country and that the United States Congress is going to reassert its constitutional authority to make the body that makes war not the president,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) , one of the sponsors of the resolution, told reporters.

However, beyond sending a symbolic message, the vote is largely moot as on Wednesday, as part of the Farm Bill passage , the House 🐉🦕🦖 voted to block members from forcing a war powers vote this year. 🤬 Still, the Senate vote Thursday underscored the depth of frustration with Saudi Arabia on Capitol Hill, as well as the escalating gap between the White House and Congress on the relationship between the U.S. and the kingdom. 👍