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Bob Menendez: The absence of getting an AUMF from the executive branch and Congress not acting... would, in essence, create a de facto…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
The absence of getting an AUMF from the executive branch and Congress not acting... would, in essence, create a de facto veto of the constitutional prerogative and responsibilities that the Congress has.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes Congress's role in authorizing military action without an AUMF.

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