And so, given that there are underway hostilities against Cuba that are causing significant humanitarian crises among children and others, innocent civilians in Cuba, and given that There has been no congressional authorization of these hostilities [against Cuba]. I asked my colleagues to do what we were just urged to do by King Charles III and in the best tradition of American government, stand for the proposition that the legislature should provide a check against an overreaching executive. (09:50–09:54)
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Asserts that Congress has not authorized hostilities against Cuba.
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