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Tim Kaine: The resolution is pretty simple. It says the U.S. is engaged in hostilities. We are.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2020
The resolution is pretty simple. It says the U.S. is engaged in hostilities. We are.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine outlines the purpose of his War Powers Resolution regarding U.S. military involvement in Iran.

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