Jeff Merkley actually said...

I find that unacceptable. I find this inversion of the Constitution, this proposed inversion in which the President can go at forces in new countries, new organizations, deciding on his or her own whether or not it meets the test that is in the AUMF.

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Merkley criticizes the shift of war powers from Congress to the President.

06/05/2018

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