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On the recordMay 15, 2013
I fully believe, in looking at this AUMF, that discussion would have to take place between the executive and Congress and could not rely on an expanded interpretation of the AUMF language.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine insists on the necessity of congressional discussion regarding military actions.

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