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Ron Johnson: “I agree 100 percent that the authority is there. And I think a debate on an AUMF, on the other hand, is timely and…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2017
I agree 100 percent that the authority is there. And I think a debate on an AUMF, on the other hand, is timely and especially with a new administration laying out a strategy.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson supports the authority for action against ISIS and calls for a timely AUMF debate.

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