The procedural vote needed 60 yeas, and senators voted to end debate on the amendment in bipartisan fashion. The test vote likely means the amendment will be incorporated into the underlying Mideast policy bill, as NPR reported. The amendment by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., comes after Trump called for a drawdown of troops in both of those countries. Many of the most liberal members of the Senate — including several Democrats who are eying presidential runs in 2020 — voted against the amendment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA vote on final passage of the amendment could come early next week.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 02:03 UTC