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Authorizations passed by congress 14 or 15 years ago about different circumstances targeting different groups in different countries. it is way too much of a stretch to take those authorizations and say they apply here and the members of congress here then who voted on them say this never would have been within the contemplation of those authorizations. so the white house did send us a draft authorization in february. they attempted to bridge differences between democratic and republican positio...

You like to see a new authorization and how or how tailored should it be? >> you know, i filed a draft authorization, al in september after the president spoke to the nation on 10th tracking what he told american actions in iraq and siro. strict limitations on no ground combat troops with a few key exceptions. we put a sunset clause in our authorization and i think youll see the committee embrace one as we mark this up on wednesday or thursday. but i do support the notion that this should not be...

Leaders is still going on. the president saying that he wants to listen to what both sides have to say, although he has said that he believes that the united states should act. here is a little bit of what the president just said moments ago. listen. >> i am going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. were going to be asking for hearings and a prompt vote, and im very appreciate tiff that everybody here -- appreciative that everybody here has already begun to schedu...

Weapons that 98% of the world agrees to is there for a reason, because we recognize that there are certain weapons, that when used, cannot only end up resulting in grotesque deaths but also can end up being transmitted to non-state actors, can pose a risk to allies and friends of ours like israel, like jordan, like turkey. and unless we hold them into account, also sends a message that international norms around issues like nuclear proliferation dont mean much. and so i am going to be working wi...

Like jordan, like turkey, and unless we hold them into account also sends a message that international norms around issues like nuclear proliferation dont mean much. and so im going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. were going to be asking for hearings and a prompt vote, and im very appreciative that everybody here has already begun to schedule hearings and intends to take a vote as soon as all of congress comes back early next week. so the key point that i want...

Friends of ours like israel, like jordan, like turkey, and unless we hold them into account, also sends a message that international norms around issues like nuclear proliferation dont mean much. and so im going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. were going to be asking for hearings and a prompt vote. and im very appreciative that everybody here has already begun to schedule hearings and intends to take a vote as soon as all of congress comes back early next week...

Unless we hold them into account. also sends a message that international norms like nuclear proliferation dont mean mump. im going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. well be asking for hearings and a prompt vote. im very appreciative that everybody here has already begun the schedule hearings and will take a vote as soon as all of congress comes back next week. the key point i want to emphasize to the american people, the military plan that has been developed by...

Unprecedented level of declassification already according to the intel community could possibly put at risk some sources and methods. now, one of the reasons that it was chosen to release one is somehow it leaked from some place in the world and it was already in several newspapers. so as a result of that, it was further declassified. but that itself is an intercept, an actual conversation now out in public that shows the regime acknowledging its own culpability and expressing fear about the u.n...

That international norms around issues like nuclear proliferation dont mean much. and so i am going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. were going to be asking for hearings and a prompt vote. and im very appreciative that everybody here has already begun to schedule hearings and intends to take a vote as soon as all of congress comes back early next week. so the key point they want to emphasize to the american people. the military plan that has been developed by o...

Unprecedented level of declassification already according to the intel community could possibly put at risk some sources and methods. now one of the reasons that it was chosen to release one is somehow it leaked from some place in the world, and it was already in several newspapers. so as a result of that, it was -- it was further declassified. but that itself is an intercept, an actual conversation now out in public that shows the regime acknowledging its own culpability, and expressing fear ab...