House votes to bar Trump from exiting NATO

Published January 22, 2019 11:54pm ET



The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to block President Trump from spending any federal money to withdraw from NATO and to set a formal policy that the U.S. will “remain a member in good standing.”

“This branch of government fully supports the alliance, the collective defense of our allies, and peace across the North Atlantic region,” House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said during a floor debate.

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