On the recordJune 7, 1995
Yes. Section 2707(a)1, the War Powers Resolution, is repealed. That is the law that requires the President after 60 days to bring the troops home if we have not acted affirmatively to support the presence of the troops there. In other words, by doing nothing, the President has to call everybody home, which gives a false expectation to our adversaries, if they just wait us out. It has never been tested in court. No President ever, of either party, has recognized it as constitutional. It is unworkable. I am just trying to clean up the law so we have left a requirement of consultation and reporting timely and comprehensive and we always have that appropriations authority. You will remember the Boland amendments which cut off funds for the Contras. We passed one every year over my objection, but we did. Just one example of Congress cutting off funds for belligerencies we did not agree with.
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