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Marco Rubio: “Would it not be more appropriate to simply authorize the President to do whatever it takes to defeat them?”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Would it not be more appropriate to simply authorize the President to do whatever it takes to defeat them?
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the limitations of military authorization against ISIS.

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