McCarthy signals support for Iraq war authorizations repeal

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 […]

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…