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Elizabeth Warren: “Congress, according to the Constitution, is the only one…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Congress Could Tell Trump: Put A Stop To This War - Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

We actually already have laws in place called the War Powers act, where Congress can simply say, you have to put a stop to this until Congress has a chance to, to come in and vote. Congress, according to the Constitution, is the only one that can declare war. But what, what can you do? I mean, hasn't he already, hasn't he already broken that rule? Well, yes, there is that. Yeah. But Congress does have the power to say stop. (02:49–02:55)

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Asserts that only Congress has the constitutional authority to declare war.

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