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Conservative Democrat Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania) has cast the deciding vote to defeat yet another Senate war powers resolution aimed at reining in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, just hours after the House passed a provision to do so.

The resolution, introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), failed to advance in a 47 to 49 vote on Thursday. The resolution would require the U.S. to withdraw from hostilities against Iran until the action was authorized by Congress. This is the 12th attempt in the Senate to pass such legislation.

“The day after starting the Iran war, Trump said it would last ‘four to five weeks.’ It’s now been 146 days,” said Van Hollen. “Thousands of civilians have been killed. Prices are spiking again. We must end this war.”

Fetterman, who has centered his brand around being vehemently pro-Israel, was the only Democrat to vote “no.” If he had voted “yes,” the vote would have ended in a tie.

Last week, Fetterman said that he would leave the Democratic Party if it moved to “officially become the anti-Israel party.”

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