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Robert C. Byrd: I was one of the 23 who voted against giving the President the power, which the Constitution doesn't give him, the power…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
I was one of the 23 who voted against giving the President the power, which the Constitution doesn't give him, the power to declare war.
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Robert C. Byrd
Source
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Sep 22, 2003

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Senator Byrd expresses his opposition to war powers granted to the President.

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