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Tom Cotton: “It absolutely ties the President's hands from protecting our…”

Featuring: Tom Cotton, Republican | U.S. Senate, Arkansas

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Published | Video Starts at 1:11:04

But it absolutely ties the President's hands. If, for instance, we have intelligence about a senior meeting of Houthi terrorist leaders, It absolutely ties the President's hands from protecting our friends in places like Jerusalem and Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. There's no question about that. It's the black letter of the resolution. It only goes for about three lines. I'd invite anyone to read it. (1:11:04–1:11:15)

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Asserts that the resolution ties the President's hands from protecting allies in Jerusalem, Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi.

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