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Ed Markey: We let Presidents go to war willy-nilly without much oversight at all.

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
We let Presidents go to war willy-nilly without much oversight at all.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the lack of congressional oversight in military decisions.

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