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Rand Paul: The majority of the Senate--and I think Senator Sanders would agree with me--actually do believe in unlimited Article II…

On the recordJune 5, 2018
The majority of the Senate--and I think Senator Sanders would agree with me--actually do believe in unlimited Article II authority on both sides of the aisle.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul discusses the Senate's belief in broad executive war powers.

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