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Mike Johnson: “We have to defer to the commander in chief.”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2025
We have to defer to the commander in chief.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

On Congress's role in sanctioning Russia.

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