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Hakeem Jeffries: “The nerve of these extremists to want to raise the…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 06:54

Thank you. Conflict yesterday that in the game debate briefing yesterday the potential possibility of supplemental came up. There was some reference made to it. But The nerve of these extremists to want to raise the possibility of coming to Congress for supplemental funding related to a war that we haven't even authorized yet. And so we're not there. What's in front of US right now is the War Powers Resolution that House Democrats will strongly support. (06:54–07:06)

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Asserts that there is a proposal for supplemental funding for an unauthorized war.

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