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“I want to thank Mr. Berman for agreeing to make this debate possible. I do appreciate it very much. You have been open to that, and I think the country should appreciate that about you. I also want to say that this CRS study, Congressional Research Study, on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force makes it very clear in it that the War Powers Act is not superseded, and I would like to submit this for the Record. Authorization for Use of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks (P.L. 107-40): Legislative History [From the Congressional Research Service, Jan. 16, 2007] (By Richard F. Grimmett) Summary In response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, the Congress passed legislation, S.J. Res. 23, on September 14, 2001, authorizing the President to ``use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons. . . .'' The President signed this legislation into law on September 18, 2001 (P.L. 107-40, 115 Stat. 224 (2001)). This report provides a legislative history of this statute, the ``Authorization for Use of Military Force'' (AUMF), which, as Congress stated in its text, constitutes the legislative authorization for the use of U.S. military force contemplated by the War Powers Resolution.…”