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Howard Berman: “If the gentleman wil continue to yield, I started out thinking that I would vote for the repeal of this act. But if the…”

On the recordJune 7, 1995
If the gentleman wil continue to yield, I started out thinking that I would vote for the repeal of this act. But if the consequences of repealing the act, if the existence of the act did in fact argue for the President to come to Congress to ask for authorization for the use of force, you have given me the most serious, important, and useful purpose, more than I ever thought that I had.
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Howard Berman
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of repealing an act related to presidential authority on military force.

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