Congress slammed the brakes Tuesday on all legislation authorizing military action against Syria, quashing the possibility of a vote this week that could have handed President Obama a major defeat.
The day began with a bipartisan group of senators working on a new resolution authorizing military action that took into account offers from Russia and Syria to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control.
It ended with members agreeing that votes on any Syria resolutions were on hold.
“I’m not guaranteeing anything,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said after his conference met with Obama, who asked members to hold up on any votes on Syria.
“I do know this. Our schedule’s being driven by developments that are taking place, not by some artificial timeline that we have here,” he said. “It’s important we do this well, not quickly.”
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