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Roger Wicker: “There has not been a declaration of war, there's not been an authorization for use of military force.”

On the recordMay 20, 2015
There has not been a declaration of war, there's not been an authorization for use of military force.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker points out Congress's failure to authorize military action.

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