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Tim Kaine: “This president has waged military action against Iran…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Kaine Joins Fox News to Discuss His War Powers Resolution Following Strikes Against Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

Jackie, it's never the wrong time to enforce the Constitution. The Constitution says the United States shouldn't be at war without a vote of Congress. This president has waged military action against Iran, Nigeria, boats in open waters, and now Venezuela. And so, yes, I'm going to insist that my colleagues vote on whether we should be at war with Venezuela just on a presidential say so. (01:04–01:12)

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Asserts that the president has taken military action against multiple countries without congressional approval.

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