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On the recordMarch 22, 2021
I think that Mr. Connolly was correct, the responsibility to declare war, hostility, or armed conflict, however you want to describe it, really lies at the feet of Congress.
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Juan Vargas
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Vargas agrees with Connolly on Congress's primary role in declaring military actions.

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