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Amelia in full support of the president. The president has not succeeded in forming a consensus among the powerful chairman of the committees in the house. At least one democratic chair in the senate disagrees with the president s approach. In the house president select committee on intelligence chairman mike rogers welcomed the responsibility for the vote. The Michigan Republican said, at the end of the day, congress will rise to the occasion and approved a strike on syriaa his counterpart in the senate wants president obama to make that decision himself and tell chair senator Dianne Feinstein telling Time Magazine that there is no need for a vote. Senate Armed Services committee remains undecided on a military strike. Telling reuters he would rather see stepped up to support to what he calls vetted elements of assad opposition. The ranking republican on that committee is composed of right. I continue to oppose military action in syria because i am deeply concerned about the state of
Amelia in full support of the president. The president has not succeeded in forming a consensus among the powerful chairman of the committees in the house. At least one democratic chair in the senate disagrees with the president s approach. In the house president select committee on intelligence chairman mike rogers welcomed the responsibility for the vote. The Michigan Republican said, at the end of the day, congress will rise to the occasion and approved a strike on syriaa his counterpart in the senate wants president obama to make that decision himself and tell chair senator Dianne Feinstein telling Time Magazine that there is no need for a vote. Senate Armed Services committee remains undecided on a military strike. Telling reuters he would rather see stepped up to support to what he calls vetted elements of assad opposition. The ranking republican on that committee is composed of right. I continue to oppose military action in syria because i am deeply concerned about the state of