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Senators Press Officials on Replacing 2001 AUMF; Legal Adviser Says Narrow Rewrite Could Preserve ISIS, Taliban Authorities
Summary
During a Senate committee exchange, an unidentified senator pressed administration witnesses on plans to repeal and replace the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), asking whether a new authorization could be misused; Secretary Sherman and the acting legal adviser said a narrower revision of the 2001 AUMF is appropriate to preserve authorities against ISIS and the Taliban.
An unidentified senator challenged administration witnesses during a Senate committee hearing over whether Congress should repeal and replace the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, asking specifically whether the Biden administration would misuse any revised authorization. Secretary Sherman replied succinctly, “No, sir.”
Why Congress should remove or replace the 2001 AUMF was a central point of the exchange. The senator cited past failed efforts — including a 2018 revision effort led by Senator Corker and a 2013 proposal tied to Syria that stalled — and said it would be politically difficult for this body…
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