[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S815]
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                Authorization for Use of Military Force

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, almost 20 years to the day since the 
start of the Iraq war, the U.S. Senate is beginning the bipartisan 
process of repealing the Iraq AUMF of 2002.
  Repealing this AUMF is a necessary step toward putting the final 
remnants of the Iraq war squarely behind us.
  Every year we leave this AUMF on the books is another year a future 
administration can abuse it. Congress, the rightful dispenser of war 
powers, cannot allow this to continue.
  Repealing the AUMF and the AUMF of 1991, as well, will not hinder our 
national defense, nor will it hurt the efforts of our troops deployed 
overseas.
  Americans are tired of endless wars in the Middle East. I hope this 
year, on the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, both 
parties in both Chambers will speak with one voice.
  And I want to certainly thank Senators Kaine and Young, as well as 
our chair and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, who 
have done such a good job on this issue, bringing it to where we are 
today.
  I yield the floor.

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