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orleans

(37,026 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:43 PM 17 hrs ago

"Iran War Powers Vote Fails House by 1 Vote, With 1 Democrat Opposed"

Iran War Powers Vote Fails House by 1 Vote, With 1 Democrat Opposed
The Democrat, Jared Golden, announced last year that he’s not running for reelection after a challenge from the left.

A resolution to rein in the U.S.’s war on Iran failed the House by one vote on Thursday, with only one Democrat voting against the legislation.

House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks’s (D-New York) war powers resolution failed 214 to 213, in a largely party line vote. Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) was the only Democrat to join most Republicans in voting no on the effort.

One Republican, outspoken Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie (Kentucky), voted yes, while one Republican, Rep. Warren Davidson (Ohio), voted present.

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In a statement explaining his vote, Golden cited the temporary ceasefire slated to expire in less than a week.

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https://truthout.org/articles/iran-war-powers-vote-fails-house-by-one-vote-with-one-democrat-opposed/

i heard this on thom hartmann's show today. since golden isn't running again thom suggested dems call jefferies and tell him to take away golden's committee assignments. but who knows if that would happen.

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"Iran War Powers Vote Fails House by 1 Vote, With 1 Democrat Opposed" (Original Post) orleans 17 hrs ago OP

Other than being generally annoying, I'm not sure how his vote would've mattered AZJonnie 17 hrs ago #1

The VP in power usually is the tie breaker so the couch rapist would probably been on standby if they didn't have one yaesu 17 hrs ago #2

I thought it's only the Senate where the VP has the tie-breaker? AZJonnie 17 hrs ago #3

You're right, just the Senate so the vote would just go nowhere I guess. nt yaesu 17 hrs ago #4

Golden doing the Fetterman Shimmy really disappoints Ponietz 17 hrs ago #5

Bad math. Remove one vote from the 214 fargone 15 hrs ago #6

AZJonnie

(3,779 posts)

1. Other than being generally annoying, I'm not sure how his vote would've mattered

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:04 PM

17 hrs ago

If Golden had voted Yes, then it's a tie. Not sure what happens then, but if it means that the Aye's could've prevailed, pretty sure the GQP would've made sure Davidson voted Nay.

yaesu

(9,371 posts)

2. The VP in power usually is the tie breaker so the couch rapist would probably been on standby if they didn't have one

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:10 PM

17 hrs ago

turncoat get rich off AIPAC Dem on their side.

AZJonnie

(3,779 posts)

3. I thought it's only the Senate where the VP has the tie-breaker?

Reply to yaesu (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:16 PM

17 hrs ago

In any case I'm pretty sure it's inaccurate to say the thing "failed by one vote", as if a Democrat is responsible for the failure. In reality, it failed by two votes, because a tie would've gone to the GQP, by one means or another.