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Henry Cuellar: “When you look at the 1973 war powers, it talked about 60…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) & Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL) on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 00:25

I believe you said you'd give the President 30 days. We're coming up on that deadline now here. What's your assessment of the current situation? Yeah, When you look at the 1973 war powers, it talked about 60 days. So some of us followed a 30 day where Congress should come in and play a role. (00:25–00:31)

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Asserts that the 1973 War Powers Resolution specifies a 60-day period for military action without congressional approval.

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