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Mark Pocan: “Right now we have a War Powers Act. It's going to be Coming…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 56 with Matt Duss

Published | Video Starts at 15:51

They were going to go back into Iran. And, you know, once again, another president. We've had this with Democratic and Republican presidents. They chase whatever someone like Netanyahu does. So Right now we have a War Powers Act. It's going to be Coming before Congress, it is, by law incumbent on us to do this as a Congress, isn't it? Absolutely. Trump has violated the Constitution, clearly. So one of the tools that the Constitution provides for Congress in a situation like this is a War Powers Resolution. (15:51–16:03)

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Asserts that the War Powers Act is coming before Congress and it is a legal obligation for Congress to act.

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