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Chris Van Hollen: I worry that the open-ended war authorizations that just kind of allow the executive to carry out war on autopilot are…

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
I worry that the open-ended war authorizations that just kind of allow the executive to carry out war on autopilot are sort of an abdication of a congressional oversight responsibility.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Concern about unchecked military actions due to vague war authorizations.

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