WASHINGTON — The White House signaled again Wednesday that it plans to send draft language to Congress for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State group — a retroactive effort to put limits on a $1.3 billion war that’s been already underway for six months.
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“It is still my hope that the White House will send to us a draft Authorization for Use of Military Force,” said the Virginia senator. “I don’t think this is a war that can be waged in perpetuity without Congress weighing in and putting our thumbprint on it. If we’re going to ask people to risk their lives in this mission, Congress is going to debate and authorize it.”
