On Wednesday, The House passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with a bipartisan amendment to repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force in Iraq. Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: The legislation, which authorizes funding and sets policy for the U.S. military, passed 231 to 196. Four Republicans opposed the bill […]
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On Wednesday, The House passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with a bipartisan amendment to repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force in Iraq. Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
The legislation, which authorizes funding and sets policy for the U.S. military, passed 231 to 196. Four Republicans opposed the bill while 17 Democrats joined the rest of the GOP in voting for it.
The AUMF amendment would repeal the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations… as well as make it more difficult for presidents to bypass Congress on military actions.
Lawmakers voted 261 to 167 to pull the AUMFs, which critics say have been abused by presidents as they grant the commander-in-chief authority to use military force without issuing a formal declaration of war.
Bernie Bennett in Washington.