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Jane Harman: I think Congress is AWOL and Congress should be doing this, and the 2001 AUMF that most of us who are here voted for it…

On the recordMay 7, 2018
I think Congress is AWOL and Congress should be doing this, and the 2001 AUMF that most of us who are here voted for it seems to me doesn't apply to this situation at all.
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Jane Harman
California

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Harman criticizes Congress for inaction regarding military response to Iran's nuclear threat.

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