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GOP leaders quietly remove language repealing post-9/11 military authorization from defense bill

By Joel Gehrke
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GOP leaders quietly remove language repealing post-9/11 military authorization from defense bill

House leadership has removed language from a defense spending bill that would have repealed the authorization to use military force against terrorists that Congress passed after the 9/11 attacks, drawing anger from the Democratic lawmaker who was able to include that repeal language in the bill in late June.

“This is underhanded & undemocratic,” Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., tweeted late Tuesday evening. “The people deserve a debate!”

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