[1]Tammy Duckworth



We are coming up on the eighteenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq —
but last time Congress fully debated our military operations there was
nearly 20 years ago. We are still relying on Authorizations for Use of
Military Force (AUMFs) from 2001 and 2002 to justify our actions in the
Middle East.

That means we have servicemembers sacrificing in the Middle East who
literally hadn’t been born the last time Congress fully debated whether
they should be there.

The solemn responsibility to declare war lies with Congress alone, not the
president. After so many years, it’s our job to exert our Constitutional
control over America’s war powers.

That’s why I’m helping lead a bipartisan bill with Senator Tim Kaine of
Virginia to repeal our decades old AUMFs — and I’m calling on my
colleagues in Congress to support our legislation.

Do you agree we need to repeal these outdated AUMFs? Sign my petition
here:

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I understand how much our troops sacrifice for our nation — and that’s why
I’m working as hard as I can to ensure we don’t put a single U.S. soldier
in harm’s way in a conflict Congress has not authorized.

All my best,

Tammy Duckworth

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