In House floor remarks after the midterm elections, Republican Rep. Chip Roy says Congress never had the constitutional conversation on a declaration of war. He says that even if the case against Iran is strong, the people's backing has to be earned, and the decision can't be made "by edict from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue."
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- Rep. Chip Roy
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- floor - House floor remarks after the midterm elections
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With all due respect to the president, with all due respect to every vote we've taken on the floor of the House on war powers put forward by my colleagues that put us in the defensive posture of having to vote against our troops in the field that the commander in chief has put in the field, the president never came to us and asked us. Congress wasn't put into the position as it is supposed to be in the Constitution in the declaration of war, we never had that conversation. We never earned the people's backing to send our blood and our treasure into Iran for our national security interest. Even if the case is strong, to do it. Even if cutting the head of the snake in Iran is worth it. Even if knocking out the proxy terrorist is worth it. Even if taking out their nuclear capability and conventional capability is worth it. It might be but you have to earn it. You have to explain it You can't decide it by edict from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. We don't work that way and
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.