President Obama gained the support of three Republican members of Congress Tuesday, including Ohio House Speaker John Boehner, who said that he supports the POTUS' "call for action."

"The use of chemical weapons is a barbarous act," Boehner told USA Today. "The use of these weapons has to be responded to."

Senator John McCain and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor also announced they back President Obama on his push to execute a military strike on Syria.

Cantor said that the U.S. has "a compelling national security interest to prevent and respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially by a terrorist state such as Syria."

He also stated that he hopes the President will administer action "judiciously" while keeping in close contact with Congress.

Despite his support for the President's push to move forward on Syria, Boehner did recognize that gaining congressional votes for a strike on Damascus would surely be an "uphill battle."

He did not mention whether he will put pressure on Republicans to support strikes on Damascus.

When USA Today asked President Obama if he was confident he'd receive enough votes from Congress to execute a strike, the POTUS answered simply, "I am."

Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats met with the POTUS to state their support for military action in Syria.

But that doesn't mean that Congress will move on Damascus immediately-following Boehner and Cantor's announced support, Republican Rep. Justin Amash tweeted that his fellow members of government have given an "almost unanimous opposition to U.S. strikes."

When asked if Amash had spoken with any constituent who fully supported a war with Syria, the Democrat responded, "Four people out of about 200."

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