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Tom Udall: That should be in the resolution. It should be strong. And if you want to have boots on the ground, you should come back…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
That should be in the resolution. It should be strong. And if you want to have boots on the ground, you should come back to the Congress in order to continue with a war with American troops on the ground.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall insists on Congress's role in authorizing ground troops.

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