Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170813:17:25:00
Congressional authorization. the piece of legislation introduced by my colleague ted lew and i'm a co-sponsor of would require the congress to authorize that. this is a weapon of a different magnitude and obviously the president has tremendous power if the united states is hit or attacked in some way, but what this legislation says, the united states cannot use a nuclear weapon as a first strike. the president can't do it without the authorization of congress. the reason is that's a war of of a different magnitude. and if that's ever going to happen, it can only happen with the full consent of...