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Adam Schiff: “Iran is a malevolent regime. It is the paramount sponsor of…”

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Adam Schiff Advocates for Congressional Authority in War Declarations Amidst Iran Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

And our service members performed with courage, with professionalism, with extraordinary precision, or their views of its effectiveness. And I hope and pray the mission was effective. Iran is a malevolent regime. It is the paramount sponsor of terrorism in the world and it must never be allowed to obtain the bomb. Regardless of whether you support the President's decision to engage in preemptive strikes in the first place, regardless of whether or not you support the President generally or you do not, the Constitution charges the Congress, not the President, with the power to declare war. (00:31–00:42)

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Asserts that Iran is the leading sponsor of terrorism and should not obtain nuclear weapons.

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