MILITARY/PAUL RYAN/POLITICS: “The congresswoman behind repeated attempts to debate repealing the 9/11-inspired Authorization for Use of Military Force says Rep. Paul Ryan foiled her latest bid ‘in the dead of night.’
In a pair of exasperated tweets, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) blamed the House Speaker for killing an amendment that could have reversed the President’s ability to approve anti-terror assaults on a whim — and possibly end America’s war in Afghanistan. The pacifying measure was attached to next year’s military spending bill…
Lee spokesman Christopher Huntley said the language was stripped from the defense bill at some point Tuesday night but did not provide an additional explanation…
The Mercury News reported last week that Lee suspected Ryan would soon strip her amendment in lieu of another measure from Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) after speaking with him on June 12.
Lee unsuccessfully pitched her measure five times starting in 2010 and finally found a brief glimmer of triumph when the House Appropriations Committee unexpectedly approved the add-on on June 29 with overwhelming bipartisan support.”
-Nicole Hensley, “Congresswoman blames Rep. Paul Ryan for killing chance at Authorization for Use of Military Force debate,” New York Daily News, July 19, 2017 02:58am