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Alsobrooks cites family matter for missing 49-50 Senate vote on Iran war powers
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks missed a closely divided Senate vote Thursday on a resolution seeking to end U.S. military involvement in hostilities with Iran because of an urgent family matter, her office said.
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The Maryland Democrat was the only senator who did not vote. The resolution failed 49-50. Had Alsobrooks voted for it, the Senate would have been tied, leaving Vice President JD Vance to cast a deciding vote. The Senate’s official roll call confirms the tally and her absence.
“Senator Alsobrooks has voted 13 times to end the war in Iran,” her office said in a statement. It said she was dealing with an “urgent family matter” during Thursday’s vote and couldn't cast what would have been her 14th vote to end the war.
The statement did not provide details about the family matter. It said Alsobrooks continues to urge President Donald Trump to end the war.
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