Overview
- The Senate, which voted Tuesday, rejected the Democratic measure 51 to 47, with most Republicans opposing it as Susan Collins and Rand Paul broke ranks.
- The proposal sought to require Congress to approve any U.S. military action against Cuba, including blockades, under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
- The result keeps the president’s discretion intact for possible actions toward Cuba and extends a streak of failed attempts to curb his use of force.
- Republican senators said there is no active U.S. intervention in Cuba and argued that new limits on the commander in chief were unnecessary.
- Democratic leaders warned of a looming crisis and pointed to Cuba’s fuel shortages and higher prices they link to a U.S. energy squeeze that began in January.