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On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
under our Constitution, as you know, only Congress can declare war, and we have neither declared war nor granted the administration the authority to send the Armed Forces into hostilities in Venezuela.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline emphasizes Congress's exclusive power to declare war and opposes military intervention in Venezuela.

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