Expressing rising Republican frustration with the U.S. military involvement in Libya, House Speaker John Boehner told President Barack Obama in a letter yesterday that without congressional authorization, the mission would be in violation of the War Powers Resolution on June 19.
The Ohio Republican’s demand for more information about the U.S. role in the operation follows the House’s June 3 approval of a resolution, sponsored by Boehner, rebuking Obama for failure to state a “compelling” national security “rationale” for supporting the bombing campaign against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Full story: Libya mission will violate war powers law June 19, Boehner says