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Richard Blumenthal: “The President's claiming to the Congress that hostilities…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 08:41

Senator, did you know something? You were signaling me there. Well, I think, Jonathan, the fundamental point here is that we're still at war. And The President's claiming to the Congress that hostilities have been, to use his word, terminated is ridiculous. These facts illustrate why a blockade is an act of war and why we are at continuing risk of actually putting troops on the ground. (08:41–08:50)

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Asserts that the President's claim to Congress about hostilities being terminated is incorrect.

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