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>> senator, she said shes talked with you about what happens here next. as i mentioned, i feel like the partisan lines dont match neatly on this issue, either in terms of using u.s. military sport force in specific instances or the open-ended authorizations where it never has to go back to congress and we feed that power to the president in a way that the constitution did not mean for us to do. because it does not have meet partisan lines and neat partisan mapping, i feel like these things are h...

In terms of using military force in specific instances or the ideas of these open-ended authorizations when it never has to come back to congress and we have seen that power in a way the constitution didnt mean for us to do. because it doesnt have need partisan lines, and mapping, i do feel like these things are hard to predict in the senate. do you share congressman lease cautious optimism that this repeal is going to pass the senate to? >> rachel, i do. im not so cautious. i think were gonna g...

Cautious. i think were going to get a great vote in the senate foreign relations committee on tuesday. i have a co-sponsor to repeal both the iraq war resolution, 1991 and 2002, and congress passes these war resolutions and never repeals them and they float out there in space like dom zombies that can be used by mischief making executives that can do damage. and congress doesnt have a track record of repealing these authorizations but together with todd young, constitutional conservative from in...

When you listen to where it was, a lot of it seems like a return to what was the status quo. he wants to return to the u.s. to the jcpoa. he wants to put the u.s. back in the paris climate agreement. he wants to get rid of the aumf, the post- 9/11 war resolutions without saying how he would replace it when lawmakers from both parties have had so much difficulty coming up with new war powers resolution over the years. while he is distinguishing himself by talk about foreign policy, putting a spot...

Chris: is schumer right? does the white house need approval from congress if its going to get more deeply involved in syria? john: under the war resolutions act, it is required. and i think it also makes good sense. before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict, they deserve the support of congress on a bipartisan basis as well as the support of the american people. thats why that consultation and advice is so important. chris: president obama and now pre...

Chris: is schumer right? does the white house need approval from congress if its going to get more deeply involved in syria? john: under the war resolutions act, it is required. and i think it also makes good sense. before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict, they deserve the support of congress on a bipartisan basis as well as the support of the american people. thats why that consultation and advice is so important. chris: president obama and now pre...

Chris: is schumer right? does the white house need approval from congress if its going to get more deeply involved in syria? john: under the war resolutions act, it is required. and i think it also makes good sense. before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict, they deserve the support of congress on a bipartisan basis as well as the support of the american people. thats why that consultation and advice is so important. chris: president obama and now pre...

Before that she served ten years in the house of representatives as a congress person. mikulski has been a reliable progressive voice and 1 of 11 senators to vote against the 91 and 2002 war resolutions against iraq. good for her. her retirement could open up the door for marylands former governor martin omalley, chris van hollen or donna edwards or former lieutenant governor, our own michael steele. dont do it, michael. well be right back.

Mikulski has been a reliable progressive voice and 1 of 11 senators to vote against the 91 and 2002 war resolutions against iraq. good for her. her retirement could open up the door for marylands former governor martin omalley chris van hollen or donna edwards or former lieutenant governor our own michael steele. dont do it, michael. well be right back.

>> i dont think the presidents been very good at that. and i do think that when you look at the first george bush i think he was very good at coalition building. and even the second george bush. second george bush brought the war resolutions to congress before he went to war. thats the way its supposed to work. so theres a lot to be said that republicans have done a better job in the past at leading the country. this president his uncertainty and indecisivism has not made him a good leader. >> s...