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On the recordMay 8, 2018
I think it's pretty clear--and I won't get you into the hypothetical, but, unless there's an imminent threat, I don't think the President can order that.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall asserts that the President needs Congressional approval for military action unless there's an imminent threat.

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