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Congressmen go overseas on this stuff all the time. Hell at the end of the day Congress has the true say on going to war. Allocation of funds for foreign aid. Other stuff. So I’m not sure you’re right.

A few things

1) That doesn't require them to go over seas to vote. That is done in the capital
2) Ambassadors are the ones whose job is to provide direct face to face contact and be liaisons to foreign heads of state (other than the president).
3) It should be up to the president to make the argument to congress when it comes to votes of foreign issues/funds. If he can convince them, they vote for it. If not, they shouldn't. It is not in their responsibilities to make arguments for other countries. They were voted in to represent people in this country.

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Posted by Indefatigable

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Posted on 1/18/19 at 12:05 pm to notsince98

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It should be up to the president to make the argument to congress when it comes to votes of foreign issues/funds. If he can convince them, they vote for it. If not, they shouldn't. It is not in their responsibilities to make arguments for other countries. They were voted in to represent people in this country

Once again, Congress's authority is not derived from the Executive Branch, and they are not going to rely purely on the Executive Branch to make any decisions. It is called independent oversight and it exists for a reason. That is their job. What do you think all of the committees and sub committees exist for, and do all of the time?

They do not go over there and communicate at the head of state level.

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