I do support a new AUMF in the current construct where we are at, but I don't think there can be any time limit on it and there can be no limitation on what the President can do because that makes us Commander in Chief.
On the recordJuly 24, 2017
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Kinzinger emphasizes the need for an unrestricted AUMF to empower the President as Commander in Chief.
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