Heinrich Votes in Favor of Libyan Incursion

Martin Heinrich

Agreeing with the Obama administration, which has argued it does not need congressional authorization under the War Powers Act to bomb Libya, Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich voted for a resolution in the U.S House of Represenatives to authorize the use of force there. The resolution failed 296-123 with both Steve Pearce and Ben Ray Lujan voting against the Obama adminstration's claims that the conflict does not amount to “hostilities.” In April Heinrich trumpeted the fact that he sent a letter to the president urging him to "bring the troops home."

Heinrich Votes in Favor of Libyan Incursion