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On the recordJuly 24, 2017
Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution states Congress shall have the power to declare war and to raise and support armies and other armed forces.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly emphasizes Congress's constitutional authority to declare war.

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