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Adam Kinzinger: “What Mr. Connolly was saying, I think it is essential to remember that I think when our Founders were writing the…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
What Mr. Connolly was saying, I think it is essential to remember that I think when our Founders were writing the Constitution they understood that you cannot have 535 commanders in chief because we never agree with anybody.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger emphasizes the need for a single Commander in Chief.

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