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Representatives. so far there's no agreement. there's really no sign that the militants plan to stop killing innocent civilians any time soon. amid the tensions with iran, democrats and some republicans are pushing the limit that the president's power to take military action without the okay from congress. lawmakers are set to leave washington for a month-long vacation without resolving the debate. congress has not actually declared war since world war ii. senior producer for capitol hill, chad pergram has a look at the united states has waged war usually without declaring it. >> congress has ...

Political dysfunction in washington and the fact that republicans and democrats are kind of at each other's throats, they can't agree on war authority, they can't agree on what kind of approach we ought to take with regards to isis, and i think all of that sends a terrible message to our enemies and, frankly, to our allies that we are divided in terms of the approach we need to take in confronting this enemy. that, it seems to me, requires the commander in chief -- and we only have one commander in chief -- to go to the american people, make clear what this threat is, make clear what your stra...

We don't need to pass a bill telling us that we have the power to approve or disapprove a deal once it's signed. we should just have the good sense and the maturity to wait and let these negotiations play out so we can look at an agreement and decide whether we want to move forward on it. >> why do you think some republicans are so eager to engage on this while meanwhile we're deep into several months bombing of isis targets and the congress hasn't found a way to have the vote, the administration asked for. they're on the war authority which is obviously a hot conflict. >> one they're motivate...

Signed and i don't think there's ally any question that republicans in the senate and house are going to structure a approval or disapproval vote once it's reached. because you already have that power why weigh in and pass legislation now while we're sitting at the negotiating table and i think that they're going to ultimately be persuasive on most democrats at least with that argument. we don't need to pass a bill telling us that we have the power to approve or disapprove a deal once it's signed. we should just have the good sense and the maturity to wait and let these negotiations play out s...

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