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Chris Smith: “The AUMF is meaningless and our discussion at this hearing and many other hearings is meaningless unless the War Powers…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
The AUMF is meaningless and our discussion at this hearing and many other hearings is meaningless unless the War Powers Act is binding on the Administration.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues the AUMF lacks significance without the War Powers Act being binding.

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