Ryan rescues Trump, strips bipartisan amendment to repeal authorization for use of militaryforce

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Just after midnight on Wednesday, the House Rules Committee quietly stripped Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-CA) amendment that would repeal the 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force from a defense spending bill the House is expected to vote on shortly.

Lee took to Twitter to express her frustration and the placed blame on House Speaker Paul Ryan.

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In late June, Rep. Lee reached a milestone 16 years in the making when her amendment to repeal the 2001 AUMF passed with bipartisan support in the House Appropriations Committee. The move was surprising, considering the committee, like all others, is majority Republican. Many saw this bipartisan move as a response to a commander-in-chief with shaky foreign policy skills as tensions escalate in Syria, North Korea, and elsewhere.

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Last week, Lee told a California newspaper that House leadership was stonewalling attempts to get her amendment to the House floor for debate, citing technicalities. Lee’s amendment is attached to a defense spending bill, which Paul Ryan sees as an inappropriate place to put legislation that sets policy.

“They control everything,” Lee told the newspaper. “That’s how this place works — it’s in many ways undemocratic.”

https://thinkprogress.org/ryan-rescues-trump-strips-bipartisan-amendment-to-repeal-authorization-for-use-of-military-force-93ca3679cfc2

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1. If 45 starts a war, blood will be on Ryan's hands.

And "allowed a traitor to get Americans killed" should be on Ryan's tombstone.