Death State Update

House Overwhelmingly Votes to Advance Iran Sanctions

The prospect of the US moving forward with unilateral sanctions against Iran seems all but assured today, after the House of Representatives passed a bill that set up talks with the Senate on a finalized bill. The vote was 403-11.

The roll of honor (those voting "no" or "present"):

Baird
Baldwin
Blumenauer
Duncan
Flake
Jones
Kucinich (good to see you back, Dennis)
McDermott
Moore(WI)
Paul
Waters
Ellison
Lee(CA)
Stark