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Jane Harman: “I do not think we want to trade the AUMF, which is outdated and designed for a different problem, for something that may…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
I do not think we want to trade the AUMF, which is outdated and designed for a different problem, for something that may be updated but is overly broad.
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Jane Harman
California

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Harman critiques the outdated AUMF and warns against overly broad replacements.

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