WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Senator Todd Young issued the following press release:
The following column was published by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.):
Formally ending Iraq wars is a victory for the American people
SENS. TODD YOUNG (R-Ind.) AND TIM KAINE (D-Va.)
The 1991 and 2002 congressional Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq have remained on the books as zombie war declarations for years after those conflicts ended. After our long advocacy, Congress has recently acted decisively to repeal these authorizations in the 2026 defense bill. These are the first war authorizations to be repealed by Congress in more than half a century.
We started our effort years ago out of a belief that Congre...