06/30/2010
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"he has the authority constitutionally, and he has the authority with respect to the 2001 AUMF."
"It will be years, not months, before it is defeated."
"What we get for a vote here is a very important part of what we are trying to achieve."
"I also think that there is a very compelling reason for Congress to act and to express itself, as Senator Kaine has said, months after we already sent sons and daughters of America into harm's way."