Senate Republicans defeat a second Republican amendment . The Senate majority leader says he opposes the treaty if the war ends now . Wait until a new Congress meets in January to consider it , McConnell says . Previous arms control treaties have taken a similar amount of time to debate , Levin noted on the CBS program . The military resumes inspections and limits nuclear arsenals of both nations .
Senate Republicans defeat a second Republican amendment . The Senate majority leader says he opposes the treaty if the war ends now . Wait until a new Congress meets in January to consider it , McConnell says . The military resumes inspections and limits nuclear arsenals of both nations .