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Search results for "Senate Democrats will force a fifth vote on our War Powers Resolution tomorrow"

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Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." 
By Lauren Carroll• December 22, 2015
Republican National Committee stated on September 21, 2007 in :
"Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day."
By Wes Allison• September 21, 2007
Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>:
Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
By Adriel Bettelheim• September 1, 2008
Tommy Thompson stated on October 23, 2012 in a television ad:
Says "Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it."
By James B. Nelson• October 26, 2012
Peter King stated on September 01, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2013
Charles Rangel stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network:
"Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2011
Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC:
Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2020
Barack Obama stated on March 01, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio:
Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.
By Adriel Bettelheim• March 3, 2008
Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.
By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013
Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007 in :
Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007
Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2019 in an NPR interview:
Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment."
By Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2019
Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.:
Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."
By Wes Hester• June 24, 2011
Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in a statement:
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017
Seth Moulton stated on June 07, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment.  
By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2019
Patrick Morrisey stated on October 13, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Joe Manchin "supported Obama and Clinton's campaigns to kill coal jobs."
By Joseph Kennedy• November 5, 2018
Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel."
By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2015
Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release:
Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2012
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media:
“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020
Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2019
Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.:
(Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget.
By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011

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The "blank check" brouhaha

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007

Keystone attacks

By Bill Adair• March 12, 2008

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By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2013

What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2013

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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011

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By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2021

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By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017

RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007

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By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2021

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By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021

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