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On the recordJune 18, 2019
I want to associate myself with my colleagues' remarks, particularly the chairman's, about the absence of an authorization to strike Iran under any existing AUMF or constitutional authorities.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights the lack of legal authorization for military action against Iran.

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