[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. JOHN C. CARNEY, JR.

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2015

  Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to clarify my position on the vote 
cast for H. Con. Res. 55 (Roll no. 371).
  On June 17, 2015 I voted against Representative McGovern's Resolution 
which would have directed the President to remove United States Armed 
Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2015. I 
appreciate the Congressman's sustained work on this issue. I continue 
to believe Congress should vote on a new Authorization for Use of 
Military Force and have previously voted in favor of revoking the 
existing AUMF. However, I am not comfortable requiring that the 
President remove troops in the short time frame provided in this 
legislation, especially given the difficult job those troops face in 
combating ISIL and training our allies in Iraq and the region.

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