And then he did make commitments to Senators Hawley and Young that, ok, there will be no ground troops unless we come to Congress and ask for a formal authorization. And second, this whole war had been carried out in secret. The administration had refused even to do a single public hearing about [the war in Venezuela]. it. They have now agreed that Senator Rubio, Secretary Rubio, will come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to talk about it. Why is this wise to do? (02:56–03:01)
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Asserts that the administration refused to hold public hearings about the war in Venezuela.
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