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