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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
I have a strong belief that under administrations of both parties, and under Congresses of both parties' leadership, there has been a significant kind of creeping abdication of power in the war, peace, and diplomacy space from Congress to the President.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the shift of war powers from Congress to the President.

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