"House lawmakers voted 215-215 on H.Con.Res.68 - introduced last month by Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) - which "directs the president to remove US armed forces from Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted." Unlike in the Senate, where the vice president casts tie-breaking votes, a deadlock in the House means the legislation does not pass."
"Every House Democrat and two Republicans - Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska and Thomas Massie of Kentucky - voted in favor of the measure. Every other Republican voted against it. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) did not vote. By the tightest margin, Republicans blocked a War Powers Resolution to stop Trump's illegal military action to take Venezuela's oil.Trump is losing support in Congress. The American people are sick of foreign conflicts. Progressives will not stop until we end these wars."
House lawmakers deadlocked 215-215 on H.Con.Res.68, directing the president to remove US armed forces from Venezuela unless Congress enacts a declaration of war or authorization for such force. The tie meant the measure failed in the House because vice presidential tie-breaking authority applies only in the Senate. Every House Democrat and two Republicans — Reps. Don Bacon and Thomas Massie — voted in favor; the remaining Republicans opposed and Rep. Tom McClintock did not vote. A similar Senate deadlock a week earlier required Vice President J.D. Vance's tie-breaking vote. Protesters rallied in Detroit and critics called the operation a massacre and an effort to seize Venezuelan oil.
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