More Democrats are growing ready to block an annual, must-pass defense bill without a debate on Iran
the 2008 defense bill over efforts to lower gas prices. Both times, it eventually became law by year’s end.
Two Senate Republicans, Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky, have also vowed to join Democrats and block the bill without an Iran debate. The amendment appears unlikely to pass even if it does receive a vote. But a vote on Iran would be a difficult one for at-risk Senate Republicans, which McConnell is eager to avoid.
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