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On the recordMay 15, 2013
I just do not want to walk out of this room with any doubt that at least this Senator would expect under the Constitution that an administration would come back to Congress and have that discussion.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine asserts that the administration must consult Congress before military actions.

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