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Ron Johnson: “The administration was saying they wanted to engage with the…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson questioning Secretary Kerry at Foreign Relations Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

I remember our hearing on May 21 where we had the council from Department of Defense and a council from Department of State, and we talked about an authorization for use of military force. And at that point, The administration was saying they wanted to engage with the Congress [on an authorization for use of military force]. And then later On, I think July 23rd, a number of us did go down to the White House in the Council's office and we discussed that authorization. (00:22–00:27)

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Asserts that the administration expressed a desire to engage with Congress on military force authorization.

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