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Todd Young: “Congress still sits on the sidelines in terms of exercising this most important responsibility.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
Congress still sits on the sidelines in terms of exercising this most important responsibility.
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Todd Young
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Young criticizes Congress for not exercising its war powers.

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