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On the recordMay 20, 2014
Rather than abdicating the responsibility for confronting this threat and leaving it to the executive branch, Congress has a responsibility to both provide the President with the legal authorities needed to ensure our security and to define the legal parameters in which this shall be pursued.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker emphasizes Congress's duty to address national security and legal authority.

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