GEOFF BENNETT: Well, Congress never# authorized the military action in Iran,## but the U.S.

Senate today voted to limit President# Trump's Iran war powers in a rare rebuke.

White House correspondent Liz Landers# caught up with senators on both sides## of the aisle on this issue of# the Iran war and joins us now.

So, Liz, what are Republicans saying about# this 14-point agreement with Iran signed## by the Trump administration and the ongoing talks?

LIZ LANDERS: Yes, so we have seen some fractures# in the Republican Party on this conflict and on## this agreement, and that was reflected in# the conversations I had on the Hill today.

I talked with Senator Thom Tillis.

He's a# lame-duck senator retiring at the end of## this year.

He's sparred with the president.# And I asked him about these sanctions that## were lifted yesterday by the Treasury Department.# And he said that, if what Nick laid out in that## piece is true, that Iran is going to buy U.S.# agricultural products, he said that's fine.

But he says that if the U.S.

is lifting these# sanctions on Iran that predate even the Obama## era Iran deal, that, until that happens, the# U.S.

-- or until the U.S.

is closer to a deal,## he does not think that that's a good# idea.

Here's more on him being asked## about whether this conflict has been worth it.

SEN.

THOM TILLIS (R-NC): An# estimated $100 billion spent today;## 13 service members lost their lives.# Over 360 people have been injured.## That doesn't include the collateral and# physical damage of our partners.

If all## we do is get back to the JCPOA, that would# be an absolute catastrophe, in my opinion.

The investment that we made,# I expect a much higher return## than just getting back to where# we were with different language.

LIZ LANDERS: There's another part# of the Republican Party, though,## that wants to give President Trump the benefit# of the doubt and time to negotiate this.

I also caught up with Senators Rounds and# Kennedy, who are a bit more wait and see.

SEN.

MIKE ROUNDS (R-SD): He wants peace.

He# wants peace in the Middle East.

He's made## that very, very clear.

We have got to give the# president an opportunity to get his work done,## while at the same time making clear# that none of us trust the Iranians.

SEN.

JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA): We won't know# for 60 days.

I think it's clear that## the MOU is two things.

Number one, it was# an agreement to have the oil flow.

And,## number two, it was a deal to try to make a deal.

GEOFF BENNETT: Meantime, Liz, you have# the GOP-controlled Senate voting today## to cut off the U.S.

military campaign against# Iran.

They are approving this anti-war measure,## followed by the Republican-controlled# House recently.

Bring us up to speed.

LIZ LANDERS: This passed in the House# recently, and then today the Senate## took this symbolic vote largely.

It is a# resolution, so the enforceability of this## is in question.

And there were some senators# who acknowledged that on the Hill today.

But it is a rebuke of the president.

There were# 50 senators who voted against -- voted for the## measure, I should say, telling the president to# end the war.

And there were four Republicans that## joined Democrats.

There was one Democrat# who voted against it, Senator Fetterman.

But this did pass both of these chambers.# The -- whether the president has any sort## of enforceability on this, we will see going# forward.

But this is a rebuke of him nonetheless.

GEOFF BENNETT: You also spoke with, heard# from Republicans in leadership today?

LIZ LANDERS: Yes, I spoke with Senator John Thune,## who is the Republican leader.

He too has had# a few differences with the president of late.

And I asked him about the congressional oversight# aspect of this Iran deal.

Here's what he told me.

What is Congress' role in approving whatever# comes out of this deal with Iran in 60 days?## What do you hope the Senate will do?

SEN.

JOHN THUNE (R-SD): If there# is some deal that is struck,## I would expect at some point Congress# would have some sort of vote on it.

And## I whether -- that's a resolution of disapproval# or something, I don't know the answer to that.

LIZ LANDERS: I also caught up with Senator# Wicker -- he is the chairman of the Armed## Services Committee -- and asked him about that# sanctions relief that Iran is now experiencing.## He paused for a moment and said: "I# don't think they're entitled to any## sanctions relief whatsoever,# and I'm disappointed, he said.

GEOFF BENNETT: What about what about# Democrats?

What are they saying about all this?

LIZ LANDERS: Democrats have been# largely opposed to the war since## it started and also to this memorandum of# understanding since this came out last week.

I caught up with Senator Andy Kim and also Senator## Angela Alsobrooks about these sanctions# and overall their feeling of this MOU.

SEN.

ANDY KIM (D-NJ): Absolutely not a good# deal.

I mean, this is a good deal for Iran.## This is a good deal for a brand-new grand# ayatollah, who is younger and more hardened,## more in line with the Iranian Quds Force.# This is a strategic failure.

And this is## something that we're going to have to# -- we're going to pay the price for.

SEN.

ANGELA ALSOBROOKS (D-MD): None of us# trust, we cannot trust now and never trusted## the leadership of this president, who took us into# a war without a plan, didn't know how to get us## out of the war.

And the people who are paying for# this war are the hardworking people of America.

LIZ LANDERS: Senator Alsobrooks acknowledged# that, as the party in the minority right now,## the Democrats can't do too much,# but she was encouraging voters,## if they don't like what they're seeing with# these policies, to go out and vote November.

GEOFF BENNETT: So a range of views among# lawmakers, and this is as the Trump administration## is asking Congress for $80 billion, an extra $80# billion supplemental funding to pay for this war.

LIZ LANDERS: There has been this reporting# just that came out in the last 24 hours or so,## and I asked President Trump about this# in a very short phone call.

I just got## one question to him this morning on the phone.

And I said, why should the American people# support spending more money on this conflict?## And why is this costing so much?

He told me# -- quote -- "Because Iran will never have a## nuclear weapon.

It's simple.

Iran will never# have a nuclear weapon.

That's not costing much## at all.

That's very cheap compared to what# we're doing.

Iran will never have a nuclear## weapon.

Iran will never be able to use a# nuclear weapon.

And if you don't do it,## then they will have a nuclear weapon,# and then you will see real money."

I asked a Democratic Senator, Catherine Cortez# Masto, about this on the Hill.

Will Congress## approve $80 billion in supplemental# funding?

And she said to me, look,## she said if the war is no longer on and# there's this cease-fire that's in place## right now, then why do they need the# supplemental funding and more money?

Geoff, I think that's a question we're going# to hear on the Hill in the coming days.

GEOFF BENNETT: Liz Landers, a busy# day for you at the White House,## on Capitol Hill.

Our thanks to you and our# politics producer, Kyle Midura.

Appreciate it.

LIZ LANDERS: Yes, of course.