06-03-2011 • Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau, LA Times
The House
voted Friday to require President
Obama to swiftly report to Congress the rationale behind continued U.S.
military engagement in Libya,
launching a potential showdown over federal funding for the NATO-led
operation.
Amid mounting antiwar sentiment in Congress, the House voted 268 to 145 for the resolution, which also said that the administration failed to make its case for military action as required by the authority of the War Powers Act.
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Amid mounting antiwar sentiment in Congress, the House voted 268 to 145 for the resolution, which also said that the administration failed to make its case for military action as required by the authority of the War Powers Act.
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