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Rand Paul on an Amendment on Hostilities Against Iran
Rand PaulU.S. Senate, Kentucky
Statement after a Senate vote on an amendment addressing hostilities against Iran
“The Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare war.”
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- Paul statement on congressional authority over war with Iran
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- U.S. Senator Rand Paul
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- Jun 28, 2019
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Rand Paul on an Amendment on Hostilities Against Iran. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/paul-iran-war-powers-2019/. Original source: U.S. Senator Rand Paul, Jun 28, 2019, https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-releases-statement-amendment-reassert-congress-authority-war/.
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