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On the recordApril 11, 2018
What is the legal authority, the precise legal authority, of the United States Government to engage in military action in response to the chemical weapons use by the Assad regime?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi questions the legal authority for military action against Syria's chemical weapons use.

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