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Brad Sherman: “I hope my colleagues would me in introducing legislation to repeal the AUMF of 1957 dealing with communism in the Middle…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
I hope my colleagues would me in introducing legislation to repeal the AUMF of 1957 dealing with communism in the Middle East, and 1991, dealing with Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. We should also repeal the 2002 AUMF.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman advocates for repealing outdated Authorizations for Use of Military Force.

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