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Activities with us precisely to deny them that narrative. >> reporter: what they're talking about is that this will be different, different, they say, than the previous u.s.-led wars in iraq and afghanistan. this will be a coalition effort and will continue to be a coalition effort because if it did become solely a u.s. ground effort that would give isis that edge to recruit even more fighters because the view would be that it's the u.s. again, invading, if you will, that part of the world. but isis it has to be said doing pretty good on recruiting still. wolf? >> as you know barbara, the pres...

Issues. >> luke russert, thank you so much. i want to bring in wisconsin republican senator ron johnson, a member of both the foreign relations and homeland security committees. senator always good to see you, thanks for being with me this morning. secretary kerry is going to be testifying before your committee about the new authorization bill for the use of military force that luke was talking about there. in your opinion, what needs to be in that bill? >> well first of all, let's take a step back and talk about how this debate ought to be proceeding. you know, we did have one hearing back in...

Seek fresh congressional approval for that. we've been at war against iso now since august 8th without any congressional debate or vote and that vote is necessary to educate the american public about what is at stake in a foreign relations committee and we agreed to have a hearing with administration officials next week and then mark up an authorization bill that we will send to the senate floor. this will be the first public debate in congress now four plus months in to a war. it's an important military mission that our troops in harm's way deserve to know that day have support of congress be...

That. so the house leadership wants to hear from its rank-and-file members who have been home over the thanks giving holiday obviously hearing from their constituents. i'm told if there is consensus on a response to president obama on immigration, that house majority leader kevin mccarthy reserved floor time. there could be debate and discussion of that on the house floor this week. for the fight against isis a number of lawmakers who want to vote authorizing the fight against isis. it is not clear if that will happen. they need to reauthorize training of those moderate syrian forces there. is...

Individuals that you ought to bargain for. >> one final question, senator, did the president break the law? >> well, what the president did was he certainly violated the law. now, his position is that the 30-day requirement that was contained not just in one law that we passed, but three laws that we passed, the 2012 intelligence authorization bill, the 2012 defense authorization bill, and the 2014 defense authorization bill, all contained a provision that required, and it was a very lengthy and detailed provision, that the president must give congress 30 days' notice before transferring any p...