US Senate Democrats Block $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill Over Iran War Objections

Washington DC. US Senate Democrats blocked the $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill on Tuesday. They took this step due to dissatisfaction with the Iran war and President Donald Trump's decision to send US troops into conflict without consulting Congress.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Senator from New York, announced his opposition to the vote in his address to the Senate, saying, 'Trump started this war without permission, without strategy, and without an exit.' The procedural vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, failed. Although the bill received 50 votes in favor and 46 against, it did not reach the required 60 votes to advance in the 100-member Senate.