Murkowski Supports Restoring Constitutional Power to Congress, Repealing Iraq War AUMFs

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Murkowski Supports Restoring Constitutional Power to Congress, Repealing Iraq War AUMFs

Effort comes 20 years after the U.S. Invasion of Iraq U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after voting in favor Wednesday of S. 316 to repeal the 2002/1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), which passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 66-30. “When our Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. […]

Peace Advocates Welcome Biden Move to Limit War Powers

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Peace Advocates Welcome Biden Move to Limit War Powers

The president and Congress, said one leading anti-war campaigner, “must work together to actually end the decades long fighting, killing, dying, and spending that is on automatic pilot.” Longtime advocates for a more peaceful U.S. foreign policy expressed cautious optimism Friday following news that President Joe Biden intends to work with Congress to repeal some […]