Sen. Bob Corker has finally got his colleagues on the record in support of Congress playing a role in national security-related trade decisions like those made recently under President Donald Trump.

The Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee secured the vote on a motion to instruct conferees on the pending package of three spending bills, which does not have a binding effect on the members of the Appropriations Committee who will be serving on the conference committee to resolve differences with the House.

The final tally was 88-11.

“This is something that anybody who supports the Senate playing its proper role should support,” Corker said on the Senate floor. “This is a baby step in a good direction for the United States Senate and for our country.”

Fellow Republican Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania have been among those leading the effort with Corker. A wide range of Democrats have also supported the effort, led by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.