{"id":39187,"date":"2021-05-17T21:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T21:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/17\/under-biden-stars-aligning-for-war-powers-repeal-kaine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:06:37","slug":"under-biden-stars-aligning-for-war-powers-repeal-kaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/05\/17\/under-biden-stars-aligning-for-war-powers-repeal-kaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Biden, Kaine sees stars aligning for war powers repeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 After a years-long fight<\/a> to reclaim Congress\u2019s war powers from the presidency, supporters say they are in talks with the White House for a potentially game-changing \u201cgreen light\u201d from the Biden administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said \u201cthe stars are aligning\u201d for his bill with Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to repeal the Iraq-focused 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force<\/a>. Unified government under Democrats and willingness in the White House to make a change have combines to create to a rare opening politically, the bipartisan duo said Monday at a Heritage foundation event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Joe Biden is supportive of Congress reclaiming its war powers, they said, because of his 36-year tenure in the Senate, which included time chairing Senate Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps the strongest voice for a reassertion of congressional war powers for decades in the United States Senate was Joe Biden, so he\u2019s invested intellectually and professionally in this position, as are some of his closest advisors,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t