Dems demand government funding stopgap include ban on Iran spending

(The Center Square) – An influential group of Senate Democrats are warning they won’t accept any government funding deal that fails to ban spending on military hostilities in Iran, potentially risking a government shutdown in December. Sens. Michael Bennett from Colorado, Tammy Duckworth from Illinois, Chris Van Hollen from Maryland, and Vermont-based Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, made the announcement Thursday. kAm“pD H6 2AAC@249 E96 s646>36C `` 7F?5:?8 5625=:?6[ H6 D9@F=5 ?@E 2446AE 2 D9@CE \E6C> DA6?5:?8 562= E92E 4@?E:?F6D E@ AC@G:56 3:==:@?D @7 255:E:@?2= 5@==2CD 7@C !C6D:56?E ,s@?2=5. %CF>A’D H2C @7 49@:46[” E96 8C@FA D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “p?J D9@CE \E6C> A24<286 >FDE :?4=F56 =2?8F286 E92E C6DEC:4ED E96 %CF>A p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 7C@> FD:?8 2AAC@AC :2E65 7F?5D E@ 4@?E:?F6 9:D H2C 282:?DE xC2?]”k^Am kAm(:E9 7:D42= J62C a_af H6== F?56CH2J[ r@?8C6DD DE:== 92D?’E A2DD65 2 D:?8=6 @?6 @7 E96 `a 2??F2= 2AAC@AC:2E:@?D 3:==D E92E 4@==64E:G6=J 7F?5 2== 7656C2= 286?4:6D] x? $6AE6>36C[ =2H>2<6CD 925 AF?E65 E96 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H? 5625=:?6 E@ s64] `` 3J A2DD:?8 2 4@?E:?F:?8 C6D@=FE:@?[ 2 E6>A@C2CJ >62DFC6 H9:49 67764E:G6=J 7C@K6 4FCC6?E 7F?5:?8 =6G6=D]k^Am kAm}@H[ H:E9 s6>@4C2ED :?G:8@C2E65 3J DH66A:?8 >:5E6C> 6=64E:@? H:?D 2?5 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 4@?E:?F:?8 :ED 4@?EC@G6CD:2= 2EE246?E D9FE5@H? 2AA62CD A@DD:3=6 :? =6DD E92? 2 >@?E9]k^Am kAm“r@?8C6DD 42??@E 2==@H %CF>A E@ 4@?E:?F6 9:D 4@?7=:4E – H6 >FDE 7@C46 9:> E@ 6?5 :E[” E96 D6?2E@CD’ DE2E6>6?E 4@?E:?F65] “(96? H6 G@E6 @? 2AAC@AC:2E:@?D[ H6 :?E6?5 E@ 7F?5 E96 8@G6C?>6?E 2?5 DE@A 7F?5D 7@C E9:D H2C] xE :D H92E E96 p>6C:42? A6@A=6 56>2?5[ 2?5 H92E E96J 56D6CG6]”k^Am kAm~?=J r@?8C6DD 92D E96 A@H6C E@ 564=2C6 H2C[ 3FE r@?8C6DD DE:== 92D?’E 2FE9@C:K65 E96 @?8@:?8 &]$] >:=:E2CJ 24E:@?D 282:?DE xC2?]k^Am kAm%96 (2C !@H6CD p4E @7 `hfb 8:G6D E96 AC6D:56?E @?=J e_ 52JD E@ 4@?5F4E >:=:E2CJ @A6C2E:@?D H:E9@FE 4@?8C6DD:@?2= 2AAC@G2=] (96? E92E 5625=:?6 A2DD65[ E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? D<:CE65 E96 C6BF:C6>6?E 3J E6>A@C2C:=J 564=2C:?8 2 462D67:C6[ 2 >@G6 H9:49 w68D6E9 4=2:>65 C6D6E E96 e_\52J 4=@4<]k^Am kAmqJ E96 E:>6 E96 &]$] 2?5 xC2? D:8?65 2 e_\52J A6246 7C2>6H@C< :? >:5\yF?6 — H9:49 xC2? AC@>AE=J G:@=2E65 — r@?8C6DD 925 A2DD65 2 H2C A@H6CD C6D@=FE:@? @C56C:?8 2 92=E @7 7FCE96C >:=:E2CJ 4@?7=:4E :? xC2?] %96 !6?E28@?[ 9@H6G6C[ :8?@C65 E96 65:4E[ 2?5 E96 4@?7=:4E 4@?E:?F6D]k^Am kAmr@?8C6DD:@?2= s6>@4C2ED 92G6 2=C625J AC@G6? :? E96 ``hE9 r@?8C6DD E92E E96J 2C6 H:==:?8 E@ 3=@4< 8@G6C?>6?E 7F?5:?8 @G6C A@=:4J 56>2?5D]k^Am kAm$6?2E6 s6>@4C2ED EC:886C65 E96 =@?86DE 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H? :? 9:DE@CJ :? u63CF2CJ[ 2 fe\52J D9FE5@H? @7 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ[ @G6C 56>2?5D E92E #6AF3=:42?D :>A=6>6?E 5C2DE:4 C67@C>D E@ xrt 2?5 q@C56C !2EC@=]k^Am kAms6>@4C2ED @?=J G@E65 E@ 6?5 E96 D9FE5@H? H96? #6AF3=:42?D DEC:AA65 :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ 2AAC@AC:2E:@?D 3:== 6?E:C6=J[ E9@F89 #6AF3=:42?D =2E6C :?7FD65 xrt 2?5 q@C56C !2EC@= H:E9 2 E9C66\J62C 42D9 25G2?46 G:2 2 3F586E C64@?4:=:2E:@? 3:==]k^Am kAm%92E D9FE5@H? @44FCC65 @?=J >@?E9D 27E6C s6>@4C2ED :?DE:82E65 2 ca\52J 7F== 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H? :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 7@C46 #6AF3=:42?D E@ C6?6H 6IA:C:?8 r~'xs\`h 6C2 962=E942C6 DF3D:5:6D]k^Am