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Bernie Sanders: Our Founding Fathers entrusted the power of war and peace exclusively to the people’s elected representatives in…

On the recordJune 16, 2025
Our Founding Fathers entrusted the power of war and peace exclusively to the people’s elected representatives in Congress, and it is imperative that we make clear that the President has no authority to embark on another costly war without explicit authorization by Congress.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders stresses the constitutional requirement for Congress to declare war.

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