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Tim Kaine: “We had a first vote on [a privileged motion] last week.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:17

… that's been in the Senate statute for more than 50 years to allow even one senator to challenge a president that takes a nation to war without seeking congressional authorization. We had a first vote on [a privileged motion] last week. Corey and my other colleagues have filed a bunch more. And what we're doing with these privileged motions is we will seize the floor repeatedly on these motions unless we … (02:17–02:20)

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Asserts that a vote on a privileged motion regarding war powers took place last week.

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