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Tim Kaine: “I would take no issue with the Congress stepping forward with an AUMF [authorization for the use of military force]. I…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
I would take no issue with the Congress stepping forward with an AUMF [authorization for the use of military force]. I think it would be a statement of the American people's resolve if you did so.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine advocates for Congress to authorize military force against ISIS.

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