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McCarthy signals support for Iraq war authorizations repeal

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would support legislation to repeal two Iraq war authorizations. McCarthy said the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) enacted in the wake of the deadly 9/11 attacks was important to keep on the books. The legislation would end the AUMFs for the 1991 Gulf War, which repelled an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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McCarthy signals support for Iraq war authorizations repeal

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said he would support legislation to repeal two Iraq war authorizations. “I’m into it,” McCarthy said of the Iraq war authorization repeals at a news conference for a GOP retreat in Orlando, Fla. “I don’t have a problem repealing that.” But McCarthy said the 2001 Authorization for the Use […]

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Kevin McCarthy Is Open to Repealing 1991, 2002 Iraq War Authorizations

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he doesn’t have a “problem” repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations (AUMF) to reduce American presidents' broad powers to conduct military operations without congressional approval. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he doesn’t have a “problem” repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations (AUMF) to reduce American presidents' broad powers to conduct military operations w…

1 year ago·United States

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