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Marco Rubio: “We've complied with the War Powers act even though we…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 05:32

What do you make of the War Powers Resolution that's being considered here in Congress? I mean, Congress votes on those. They can if they want. There's mechanisms for it. We've complied with the War Powers act even though we believe it's unconstitutional. as has every other administration, every other President has found the War Powers act to be unconstitutional. Nonetheless, we notified Gang of Eight, which was an appropriate mechanism by which to notify Congress. (05:32–05:36)

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Asserts compliance with the War Powers Act despite believing it is unconstitutional.

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