Source:VOA News– U.S. Senator Bob Corker (Republican, Tennessee) Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee (113th Congress)

“The Obama administration is intensifying pressure on U.S. lawmakers to authorize the use of force in Syria, after last month’s chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians. VOA Senate correspondent Michael Bowman reports that the administration’s most exhaustive lobbying effort to date on foreign affairs appears to be yielding results.”

From VOA News

“Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is the state-owned news network and international radio broadcaster of the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S.-funded international broadcasters.[4][5][6] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 49 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the world.[7] Its targeted and primary audience is non-American. As of November 2022, its reporting reached 326 million adults per week across all platforms.[8]

VOA was established in 1942, and the VOA charter was signed into law in 1976 by U.S. President Gerald Ford.[9][10] It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent agency of the U.S. government.[11] Funds are appropriated annually under the budget for embassies and consulates. As of 2022, VOA had a weekly worldwide audience of approximately 326 million (up from 237 million in 2016) and employed 961 staff with an annual budget of $267.5 million.[2][12][13]

In March 2022, VOA broadcasts were blocked in Russia. Nevertheless, to get around Russian government blocks, many Russians have used VPNs and other software, in addition to TV, FM and medium wave radio, digital, and direct-to-home satellite.

Voice of America is seen by some listeners as having a positive impact while others like lecturer Faizullah Jan of Pakistan’s University of Peshawar see it as both that and in addition as American propaganda; it also serves US diplomacy.”

From Wikipedia

Looks like President Obama will get his resolution on Syria from Congress both from the Senate which just approved a resolution today in the Foreign Relations Committee and in the House either later this week or next week, when Congress officially comes back into session. But both resolutions will come with prohibiting the Obama Administration from putting troops on the ground in Syria and only limited air-strikes will be allowed.