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Mike Lee: “That is a congressional prerogative, outlined in Article I, Section 8.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
That is a congressional prerogative, outlined in Article I, Section 8.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing Congress's exclusive power to declare war.

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