Senate Foreign Relations Cmte markup on #Syria authorization now starting. Had been scheduled to start at 11:30 am et.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 4, 2013
Senate Foreign Relations Cmte Markup of #Syria Resolution – LIVE on C-SPAN2 http://t.co/Arux29qGc7 pic.twitter.com/aq08QlN38L
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 4, 2013
Happening now. Journalists are live-tweeting the opening of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee mark-up meeting on a Syria war resolution.
This oughta be good
— (((JonathanWeisman))) (@jonathanweisman) September 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/EdSykes29/status/375321090496532480
…aaaand we're underway at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Syria war resolution meeting…
— paul mcleary (@paulmcleary) September 4, 2013
Twitchy will continue to monitor and update.
Updates:
https://twitter.com/JK_Porterfield/status/375325264395239424
https://twitter.com/SabrinaSiddiqui/status/375325159340900352
https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/375325766025625600
2:57pm Eastern update: Rand Paul amendment to limit President Obama’s authority was tabled by a vote of 14-5.
Rand Paul's amendment on War Powers Act shot down 14-5 by Senate Foreign Rel Cmte.
— paul mcleary (@paulmcleary) September 4, 2013
Amendments proposed by John McCain were approved.
Breaking: @ArletteSaenz McCain's amendments to #Syria resolution were approved by voice vote by Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 4, 2013
McCain objections seemingly addressed as the committee approves his amendments.
— Rich Edson (@RichEdsonDC) September 4, 2013
3:30pm Eastern update: AUMF bill voted out of committee. It heads to full Senate next week. Sen. Markey of Mass. voted present.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 10-7 (1 present) to report out bill authorizing use of military force against Syria.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 4, 2013
Bill goes to the full Senate where it will be brought up for debate and a vote next week.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 4, 2013
Senate resolution to authorize military force in #Syria advances out of SFRC 10-7. +Sen. Markey (D-MA) voted present.
— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) September 4, 2013
Roll call vote:
https://twitter.com/RodrigoEBR/status/375343017554477056
https://twitter.com/RodrigoEBR/status/375343242771853312
Exit facts:
Of 29 Dem "no" votes on Iraq in '02, only 9 still in Senate. 2 of those 9 – Boxer & Durbin – just voted to support military action in Syria
— amy walter (@amyewalter) September 4, 2013
Dick Durbin says he disagrees w Obama, but voted for the resolution anyway because Obama's heart is always in the right place.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 4, 2013