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Tim Kaine: We shouldn't be going to a new war in the Middle East. And we especially shouldn't be doing it with a lame duck…

On the recordDecember 29, 2020
We shouldn't be going to a new war in the Middle East. And we especially shouldn't be doing it with a lame duck president who was rejected by the American public, we should never be in a war without a vote of Congress.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Kaine argues against entering a new war without Congressional approval, particularly under a lame duck president.

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