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On the recordMay 15, 2012
Thank you, Ranking Member Berman, for yielding the time. I would like to engage the gentleman in a colloquy. After reading the resolution and studying it, I just have a couple of questions that I would ask that you clarify your understanding about the resolution, and that is the resolved clauses, especially clauses 4 through 7, which are of some concern to me, but I'm interested in hearing from you. In your view, does this resolution in any way constitute an authorization for the use of military force?
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana
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May 15, 2012

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