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The House voted against authorizing President Barack Obama to continue providing U.S. air support to the allied bombardment against forces loyal to Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
On a 295-123 vote, the House defeated a Democratic- sponsored resolution that would have authorized U.S. military support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation for up to a year. The House also plans to vote on separate legislation to bar U.S. forces from combat in Libya.
The resolution’s defeat reflected lawmakers’ questions about the outcome of the Libyan conflict and frustration with Obama’s assertion that he isn’t required to get congressional permission because U.S. forces are not involved in hostilities.
“We find ourselves past the three-month mark with no end in sight,” said California Republican Buck McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...-in-libya.html
On a 295-123 vote, the House defeated a Democratic- sponsored resolution that would have authorized U.S. military support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation for up to a year. The House also plans to vote on separate legislation to bar U.S. forces from combat in Libya.
The resolution’s defeat reflected lawmakers’ questions about the outcome of the Libyan conflict and frustration with Obama’s assertion that he isn’t required to get congressional permission because U.S. forces are not involved in hostilities.
“We find ourselves past the three-month mark with no end in sight,” said California Republican Buck McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...-in-libya.html