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Robert Dornan: “I demand constitutional authority of this House over men and women going into combat. And the minimum we should get is…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
I demand constitutional authority of this House over men and women going into combat. And the minimum we should get is what we have had ever since World War II: consultation.
Said by
Robert Dornan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for congressional consultation before military action.

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