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Ed Markey: I am one of the few members of Congress who voted for the authorization of military force in 2001 and who voted for the…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
I am one of the few members of Congress who voted for the authorization of military force in 2001 and who voted for the authorization of military force in 2002.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey reflects on his past votes for military force authorizations.

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