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Mike Pompeo: The executive branch is the branch most prone to war. Therefore, we have with studied care vested that authority in the…

On the recordApril 11, 2018
The executive branch is the branch most prone to war. Therefore, we have with studied care vested that authority in the legislature.
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Mike Pompeo
Republican · Kansas

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Pompeo references Mattis on the need for congressional authority for military action.

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