Congressman Wittman’s statement on AUMF

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee who represents part of the Prince William County area, released the following statement on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) proposed by President Obama:

“ISIS’ campaign of violence has horrified the world, and this terrible organization must be rooted out and destroyed.

Congress has a constitutional obligation to act on this, and I am glad that the president has now requested an AUMF.

However, an intrinsic part of Congress’ obligation involves pressing the administration for specific details of its plan and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the administration’s strategy before we grant the president this authority.

The president’s proposed AUMF also includes a variety of restrictions and limitations, and I will press for an explanation of how these limitations factor into a broad strategy to degrade and defeat ISIS.”