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Bob Menendez Jr.: “An authorization for the use of military force is the single most significant vote a Member of Congress can take because…”

On the recordApril 16, 2018
An authorization for the use of military force is the single most significant vote a Member of Congress can take because it is about sending and committing our sons and daughters to war and to actions and risking their lives.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes the gravity of voting on military force authorizations.

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