Barbara Lee: “Let me first thank our chairman, Mr. Meeks, for moving this bill through committee. It wasn't an easy lift, and his…”

“Let me first thank our chairman, Mr. Meeks, for moving this bill through committee. It wasn't an easy lift, and his leadership was extremely important in getting us to where we are today. I also thank Leader Hoyer, Speaker Pelosi, and let me take a minute to thank our staff: My chief of staff, Julie Nickson, who is here with us today; my legislative director, Gregory Adams; Congressman Meeks' staff; and all of the staff members who have worked for 20 years to get us to this point. I also want to thank our Democratic and Republican cosponsors and our outside broad spectrum of groups, like the Friends Committee on National Legislation, Win Without War, the American Legion, and Americans for Prosperity that have fought alongside us. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the Statement of Administration Policy and letters of support from many of these groups. Statement of Administration Policy H.R. 256--Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002--Rep. Lee, D-CA with 134 co-sponsors The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 256, to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (``2002 AUMF''). This bipartisan legislation would terminate the October 16, 2002, statutory authorization for the use of military force against Iraq.…”