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Elizabeth Warren: “That is why Congress, not the President, retains important war powers.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
That is why Congress, not the President, retains important war powers.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes Congress's role in retaining war powers over the President.

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