The vote is meant return a basic war power to Congress from the White House, 20 years after an authorization many now say was a mistake.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an effort to return a basic war power to Congress from the White House 20 years after an authorization many now say was a mistake.
"This body rushed into a war," said Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat who has pushed for years to repeal the powers. The war has had"massive consequences," Kaine said. People are also reading… "Americans want to see an end to endless Middle East wars," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, adding that passing the repeal"is a necessary step to putting these bitter conflicts squarely behind us."
"Our terrorist enemies aren't sunsetting their war against us," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is at home recovering from a fall earlier this month and missed the vote."When we deploy our servicemembers in harm's way, we need to supply them with all the support and legal authorities that we can."
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