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Rand Paul: “The initiation of war is congressional duty, not the President's at all.”

On the recordJune 19, 2017
The initiation of war is congressional duty, not the President's at all.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rand Paul asserts that only Congress has the power to initiate military action.

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