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James Lankford: “Nobody in Congress ever voted to go to war in Yemen, and why the hell are we involved in that war?”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
Nobody in Congress ever voted to go to war in Yemen, and why the hell are we involved in that war?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions congressional authorization for U.S. involvement in Yemen.

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