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“Overnight Defense: Obama Says He Doesn”
by The Hill   
September 10th, 2014

President Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday that he has the authority he needs to take his planned action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The president on Tuesday afternoon met with Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) at the White House.

The president is set to address the nation Wednesday night, laying out his strategy to combat ISIS

The White House meeting came as lawmakers, including Democrats, remain sharply divided over whether to vote on authorizing the use of military force against the militant group.

Some GOP House members said a vote would be unnecessary so long as Obama rolls out a detailed strategy Wednesday night.

Sen. James Inhofe (Okla.), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, became the third lawmaker in two days to introduce a resolution giving the president legal authority to go after ISIS.

Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) took to the Senate floor to give a fiery speech stressing the need for a vote on the use of force.

“I don’t believe he has the authority to go on offense,” he said. “It is the job of Congress not the president to declare war.”

Yet despite the growing number of proposals, Reid said he was “inclined to not rush in to anything.”

Obama’s announcement makes it unlikely that lawmakers will vote on authorizing force before they adjourn in two weeks.

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