Hakeem Jeffries: “Congress only having the ability to declare war.”

“I think as it relates to the Iranian question, we've got to handle our business. As it relates to compliance with Article 1 of the Constitution and Congress only having the ability to declare war. As it relates to the broader dynamic in terms of Israel, the most significant question to get to a just and lasting peace, for instance, with the Palestinian people, is …” (05:23–05:27)

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