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On the recordJuly 24, 2017
I am extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Syria in recent months and by the extremely broad and, in my view, incorrect interpretation that this administration has taken of its authority to take military action in Syria.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline expresses concern over U.S. military actions in Syria without congressional approval.

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