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Ed Markey: “So given the fact that it would lead to, most likely, a massive increase in hostilities between North Korea and at least…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2017
So given the fact that it would lead to, most likely, a massive increase in hostilities between North Korea and at least South Korea but the United States, do you think that the United States--do you think the White House should be required to get specific statutory authorization from Congress before ordering a military attack?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the need for congressional authorization before military action against North Korea.

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