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Rand Paul: I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say that he will kill Americans on American soil who are not…

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say that he will kill Americans on American soil who are not actively attacking a country.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator Rand Paul expresses his strong opposition to the idea of the president having the authority to kill Americans on U.S. soil.

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