Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said he expects the Senate to vote on whether to formally authorize the U.S. military’s actions in Venezuela that led to the capture of the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
When asked about what Congress can do, Schumer told ABC News’ “This Week” that “we have the War Powers Act,” adding that Republicans cannot block the resolution from being submitted on the Senate floor.
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and the Democratic leader are sponsoring a measure that will “come to the floor this week,” Schumer said. “And if it is voted for, if it’s voted positively in both houses, then the president can’t do another thing in Venezuela without the OK of Congress. We have to pass it.”…
Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on War Authorization in Venezuela
