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David Cicilline: “The Constitution gave Congress, not the executive branch, the power to determine when the United States goes to war.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
The Constitution gave Congress, not the executive branch, the power to determine when the United States goes to war.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline asserts Congress's authority in declaring war.

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