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On the recordJanuary 7, 2020
I mean, I don't know that I would use all the same words, but it was fairly extraordinary, to hear the administration tell Congress that we can't debate war and peace.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Chris Murphy criticizes the administration's stance on Congress's ability to debate war and peace.

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