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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Congress was not read into this operation before it…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

In fact, he's reiterated over and over again that he has no concerns about putting American boots on the ground. And the American people deserve to know, what is this military operation about? The fact that Congress was not read into this operation before it happened. the fact that we haven't had a vote on whether we want to declare war on Venezuela or believe this operation is an appropriate action for a law enforcement adjudication, these are all questions that Congress should have been given the opportunity. (03:57–04:01)

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Asserts that Congress was not informed about the military operation in Venezuela beforehand.

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