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Henry Hyde: “If he was sending troops into hostilities or into a place where hostilities were imminent, that is the language of the…”

On the recordJune 7, 1995
If he was sending troops into hostilities or into a place where hostilities were imminent, that is the language of the War Powers Resolution.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing the War Powers Resolution and the deployment of troops.

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