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Mike Rogers: “We have got to get Congress back engaged in these debates…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Secretary Heather Wilson and Representative Mike Rogers on Civil-Military Relations

Published | Video Starts at 52:07

Are we giving them the right tools necessary to win? Right. Not just to play soldier, but to win. And so I think that's what we've got to do. We have got to get Congress back engaged in these debates and conversations [about military actions]. Absolutely agree, 100% agree, that the Congress has to step up more and take. Be very clear about his constitutional responsibilities to raise and support the army and the Navy and the responsibility to declare war and authorize the use of force. (52:07–52:13)

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Asserts the need for Congress to actively participate in military-related discussions.

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