I've lost count on how many votes we have had. But we are doing this for one reason and one reason only. The Republican majority refuses to do its constitutional and statutory responsibility. The Constitution says we declare war. The president doesn't get to make war without the consent of Congress. And our founders were very intentional investing that power in us. They did not want an unchecked runaway executive being able to make war overseas without the consent of the people. (00:24–00:32)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution requires Congress to declare war, not the President.
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