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Mike Lawler: “Presidents have obviously relied heavily on Article 2 as…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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EPISODE 341: CONGRESSMAN MIKE LAWLER - FULL INTERVIEW

Published | Video Starts at 24:14

You know, under the Obama and Biden administrations, they struck in Syria and Yemen, in Libya, in Pakistan, you know, the, the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, for instance. So, you know, Presidents have obviously relied heavily on Article 2 as well as AUMFs, especially the O1 and O2A UMFs that are still in effect. One of the things that Congress has talked about is reforming the AUMF process. And really, you know, looking at the current AUMFs that are, in moving the blank, removing … (24:14–24:23)

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Asserts that presidents rely on Article 2 and AUMFs, particularly the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs.

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