The Senate has renewed its efforts today, Wednesday, to prevent any American president from withdrawing from NATO. The joint bill is a new attempt by Congress to prevent the president from exiting the alliance without Senate approval. The bill states, "The president may not suspend, terminate, condemn, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1949, except with the advice and consent of the Senate, and upon the agreement of two-thirds of the senators present or by a law passed by Congress."
Among the main sponsors of the bill are Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Vice Chair of the Intelligence Committee, who is also a prominent member of the Foreign Relations Committee.
The bill still needs to be passed by the full Senate, and one of Kaine's aides noted that it garnered support from the Foreign Relations Committee last year with strong bipartisan backing, adding that supporters expect even greater support this time due to the war in Ukraine and the alliance's expansion.
