WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal an obsolete Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that dates back to 1957 under the Eisenhower Administration. Also known as the Middle East Force Resolution, the AUMF provides broad authority to use military force against countries in the Middle East in order to combat the influence of the Soviet Union. It has never been invoked but remains the longest active AUMF.
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