It's the last thing we need right now. But maybe some of my colleagues feel differently. The Constitution plainly establishes that we should not be at war without a vote of Congress. And so the War Powers Resolution is a pretty simple one. It just says no war with or in Venezuela unless Congress authorizes it. (00:58–01:04)
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