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Rand Paul: “The time is long overdue, Mr. Chairman, for the U.S. Congress to respect the Constitution of this country, to stand up…”

On the recordJune 5, 2018
The time is long overdue, Mr. Chairman, for the U.S. Congress to respect the Constitution of this country, to stand up for that Constitution, and to demand that it is the Congress of the United States, not a President, who determines whether our young men and women are put in harm's way.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Calls for Congress to assert its constitutional authority over war decisions.

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