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Jason Crow: “The most consequential decision, the decision to send our…”

Featuring: Jason Crow, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 6

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Congressman Jason Crow Discusses War Powers and US-Iran Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 05:27

… that would have to do the bleeding, that would have to fund this, these, these wars or these military interventions. And that is what the founders of the Constitution said. The most consequential decision, the decision to send our country to war, has to be made by the United States Congress. in a full, open manner after debate. And if there isn't support for it by the American people, we just should not be doing it. (05:27–05:35)

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