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On the recordOctober 29, 2017
The legislation would arbitrarily terminate the authorization 5 years after date of enactment.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine critiques the proposal's five-year termination clause for military authorization.

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