When this President brought us into his war of choice, we weren't under attack, we weren't under any imminent threat of attack from Iran. He brought us into an illegal war. We responded by saying, no business as usual. This cannot be allowed to stand. And my colleagues, my Democratic colleagues and I introduced war powers resolutions and each one of us has brought ours up in turn week after week to demand a vote. (08:18–08:25)
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