[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H77]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REPEAL AUMF, PROHIBIT WAR FUNDING

  (Mr. CLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of Congresswoman 
Slotkin's War Powers Resolution, which I am proud to cosponsor, and 
also to express my support for legislation introduced by Congresswoman 
Barbara Lee and Congressman Khanna to repeal the much-abused 2002 AUMF 
and to prohibit funding of any offensive military operations against 
Iran.
  President Trump's incoherent strategy has brought us to the brink of 
another disastrous war in the Mideast.
  I have seen this madness before. In 2002, I stood here to oppose the 
use of force in Iraq because I knew that tragic war was based on a lie.
  The Constitution is clear. Donald Trump needs congressional 
authorization to use force against Iran.
  So I say to you all today: No more lies, no more lost lives, and no 
war with Iran.

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