Senate Dems To Force Up Or Down Vote On Bush War Plan

Washington Post Shailagh Murray February 15, 2007 01:41 PM

Senate Democratic leaders abruptly switched course in the Iraq war debate today, shelving a complicated non-binding resolution that has run into procedural hurdles, in favor of a House version that simply states Congress's objections to President Bush's troop escalation plan.

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) this afternoon announced that the Senate would take a rare Saturday vote on whether to proceed to consider the House resolution, which is expected to pass that chamber Friday, with some Republican support.

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Congress opened debate on the measure on Tuesday and is expected to vote by Friday. Read the Resolution here.