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Cord Byrd: “The Senator says at what point does Congress have that. Congress before, before it provides for calling forth the…”

On the recordJune 24, 1998
The Senator says at what point does Congress have that. Congress before, before it provides for calling forth the militia, before it creates an army, before it creates a Navy, it certainly has the power and authority not to do those things; it has the power to issue regulations. I am not suggesting that the Congress ought to try to get into the nitty-gritty, teensy-weensy little details of this and that. Of course, there has to be one person who can command the military forces of this country.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing Congress's authority over military matters.

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