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Mike Johnson: “It is the role of Congress under our constitutional system…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Joins Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One

Published | Video Starts at 04:37

Well, you would have to ask him that. What's your view? You're third most powerful politician in the United States. Yes, I'm in charge of the House of Representatives and Congress. And It is the role of Congress under our constitutional system to declare war. I Don't think we're anywhere close to that or any necessity of that. We do want to encourage the flourishing of freedom and I think this is a very welcome development. (04:37–04:42)

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Asserts that Congress has the constitutional role to declare war.

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