House whip count: 46 votes in favor of Syria attack right now — and 169 against

fallback plan...

Boehner, Cantor, McCall, Kosher Kerry, going to show the secret film from the grassy knoll of the JFK assassination to the 'Ney' Voters?
 
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YES/LEANING YES


Senate (23) (14 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) — Remarks at Tuesday's hearing indicate she will vote yes. Boxer voted against the Iraq War.


Richard Burr (R-N.C.) — Supports resolution, according to the newsobserver.com.


Ben Cardin (D-Md.) — Leaning yes.


Bob Casey (D-Pa.) — Said Saturday that it's in the U.S. interest to respond to most recent chemical attack.


Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) — Said Saturday a "red line" was crossed a long time ago, and the U.S. "must respond."


Chris Coons (D-Del.) — Said on MSNBC he's "inclined" to support the president but made clear that he is not a firm yes.


Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) — Remarks suggest he will vote yes.


Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) — Voted in favor of resolution in committee.


Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) — Said before Obama's request for congressional authorization that the world could not let such a heinous attack pass without meaningful response.


Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) — Voted in favor of resolution in committee.


Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — Working closely with the White House on Syria.


Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) — Said chemical attack requires "a strong response that will prevent this from happening again."


Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) — Said he supports military action.


Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)


Tim Kaine (D-Va.) — Voted in favor of resolution in committee.


Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) — On Facebook, said he'd support "a narrow authorization for a missile strike targeting those responsible for using chemical weapons."


Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) — Judiciary Committee chairman voted against the war in Iraq.


Carl Levin (D-Mich.) — Armed Services Committee chairman says he'll back resolution.


Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) — Foreign Relations panel chairman is working on the measure.


John McCain (R-Ariz.) — Voted in favor of resolution in committee.


Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) — Has called on the president to act before Congress votes.


Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — Senate majority leader backs the president.


Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) — Voted in favor of resolution in committee.



YES/LEANING YES


House (24) (15 Democrats, 9 Republicans)


John Boehner (R-Ohio) — Speaker to support military action in big boost for Obama.


Eric Cantor (R-Va.) — Boehner's second in command also backs strike.


Joaquín Castro (D-Texas) — Says he is open to idea of strikes but wants to review evidence.


Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) — Tweeted Monday that the evidence of a chemical attack is strong. He is working with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on a resolution.


Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) — Senate candidate co-wrote an op-ed with Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) that argues for a "yes" vote.


Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) — Said on Twitter that he stands behind Obama's call for a "targeted and limited response."


Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) — The top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee backs the president.


Bill Foster (D-Ill.) — Leaning yes.


Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) — Second-ranking House Dem tweeted Friday that he agreed with the White House that the use of chemical weapons by Syria was unacceptable.


Pete King (R-N.Y.) — His office says King supports a Syria authorization.


Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) — Says he's amazed colleagues want to "paralyze ourselves into inaction."


Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) — Backs limited strike.


Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) — Has publicly backed the president.


Luke Messer (R-Ind.) — At House hearing on Sept. 4, said if he had to vote today, he'd vote yes.


Jim Moran (D-Va.) — In a release, Moran said, "Now it is up to one of the most divisive, least productive Congresses in history to authorize an intervention and protect the credibility and viability of a U.S. response to Assad's horrific crimes against humanity."


Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — House minority leader will be a crucial player on resolution.


Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) — Co-wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post arguing for U.S. intervention.


Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) — Intelligence panel chairman predicts resolution will pass Congress.


Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) — Former head of the Foreign Affairs Committee is leaning yes.


Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) — Told journalist Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times she's "gettable."


Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) — Said the red line is "America's red line."


Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) — Has floated a new resolution that is much narrower than Obama's.


Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) — Supports the president.


Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) — Democratic National Committee chairwoman said on CNN that the "world cannot let such a heinous attack pass without a meaningful response."
 
This will for sure pass the Senate, and I think nearly all of the Dems in the house will get behind Obama, they are mindless drones. I predict a narrow pass in the house.
 
The house is up for re-election in just a year. They need to feel our pressure. No amount of AIPAC money should be able to save their jobs.
 
Yeaw noted. Jeff has gone down burning since he got into the senate.

Yes, but not exactly.

We knew he always had a soft spot in his heart for immigration reform. We knew he was never in the Ron Paul camp when it came to foreign policy.

His record is disappointing, but not surprising.
 
There are major military interests (shipbuilding and contractors) in all the districts of the VA reps who are supporting this. What a coincidence.
 
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