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Thomas Massie: “Hegseth "asserted a unilateral power to determine who may live and who may die" without authorization from Congress.”

On the recordNovember 10, 2026
Hegseth "asserted a unilateral power to determine who may live and who may die" without authorization from Congress.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky
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