“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordMarch 22, 2021
the need to ensure that the Framers' intent, as I understand it, to vest this power in the people, because we were directly elected and we would be the closest to the people.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York
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He highlights the Framers' intent for Congress to represent the public in war matters.

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