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Derrick Van Orden: “If you're talking about sticking Americans on the ground…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Trump STRIKES Iran, What Happens NEXT? | Ep 481

Published | Video Starts at 28:16

So, yeah, absolutely. Do we need to do Article 1, Section 8, that's the lower Powers Act. No, no. To me, there's a very clear line, Sean. If you're talking about sticking Americans on the ground, that's when Congress needs to get involved here. Right? Okay. To me, that is a hard line. Yeah. So, I mean, and I get your point. I mean, they have been silent, if not encouraging, when Obama did stuff in particular. (28:16–28:23)

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