This is not just a partisan issue. Numerous Congresses and numerous presidencies of both political stripes have actually not fixed this problem. And Presidents have used this almost blanket authority to conduct dozens of military operations over decades. So it's time to rein that back in. Let's end that aumf, let's terminate it. Let's create a new one that's narrow, that's focused on, that allows the President to defend the United States if there's an imminent risk. (03:27–03:34)
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Asserts that presidents have used the AUMF to conduct numerous military operations over decades.
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