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Tim Kaine: I have a bill that I have had--a bipartisan bill--pending before the committee for some time that would clarify that the…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
I have a bill that I have had--a bipartisan bill--pending before the committee for some time that would clarify that the United States could never withdraw from NATO simply by a presidential action but that it would take a vote of either the Senate or an act of Congress.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the need for Congressional approval for NATO withdrawal.

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