On the recordDecember 18, 2018
As president, he has a right to do it. But as a member of Congress, and an American, I have a right and a responsibility to speak out when it's wrong and this is wrong.
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transcripts.cnn.comAdam Kinzinger: “As president, he has a right to do it. But as a member of Congress, and an American, I have a right and a responsibility…”
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Kinzinger asserts his responsibility to criticize the president's decision to withdraw troops from Syria, despite the president's authority.
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