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Chris Coons: “There was no imminent threat to the United States that…”

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Mr. Secretary, I'm just going to follow up on the questions I asked in my first round and the questions that have been asked by members of both parties. In my assessment, There was no imminent threat to the United States that justified the President using his Article 2 powers. and there was insufficient preparation to make sure that we had the right troops, the right capability deployed. (01:19–01:26)

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Asserts that there was no imminent threat justifying the President's use of Article 2 powers.

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