US GOP senators reportedly say they’re eager for the White House to find an off-ramp as political and economic fallout from the war is mounting, Punchbowl reports
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- Senate Majority Leader Thune pointed to several “inflection points” in the coming weeks that could ramp up pressure on the Trump administration; includes a potential Pentagon funding vote, as well as debate over Democratic-forced war powers resolutions and the upcoming 60-day deadline mandated under the War Powers Act.
- Thune told Punchbowl: “I think people are going to be looking for signs of progress; the “permanent” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz should be the priority.
- Thune said “We’re in planting season. So if you didn’t buy fertilizer ahead of time, you’re really feeling it"