Welch votes to repeal Military Force Authorization against Iraq
Senator Peter Welch is supporting efforts to make it harder for troops to head back to Iraq.
Published: Mar. 30, 2023 at 8:03 AM EDT
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Sen. Peter Welch is supporting efforts to make it harder for troops to head back to Iraq.
Welch, D-Vermont, voted in support of a bill that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq.
These authorizations give power to the president to deploy troops to Iraq without going through Congress first. Welch said we don’t need these authorizations anymore.
Click here to read the full text of Welch’s statement for the Congressional Record.
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