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Orrin Hatch: What we are saying is if it's an actual conflict and something that deserves the United States of America risking its…

On the recordFebruary 12, 1997
What we are saying is if it's an actual conflict and something that deserves the United States of America risking its soldiers and its young men and women, then the President ought to declare a war or come up here and say, ``I want a constitutional vote to support me.''
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the need for presidential authority in military conflicts.

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