We were on the verge of what could have been a much greater war.

I think many of my Republican friends know they're walking the plank on this.

It's not over until it's over.

The military did great. We have set them back.

I think the events of this week have demonstrated that war is too big to be consigned to the decision of any one person.

War is too big an issue to leave to the moods and the whims and the daily vibes of any one person.

Virginia’s economy and prosperity depend on the strength and integrity of our higher education system.

I will have Republican votes, plural.

There is no war without a declaration of Congress.

Everyone in the Senate should agree that this is a matter of such gravity and importance that we shouldn't allow war to begin without Congress having a debate.

Decisions about UVA’s leadership belong solely to its Board of Visitors.

Clearly, damage was inflicted on the Iranian nuclear program.

I have been extraordinarily consistent that leaks of any kind should be prosecuted. I simply wish that the administration would adhere to that same level of secrecy about classified information that shouldn’t be shared on non-classified channels like Signal.

I’ve got questions about your willingness to follow through on your values.

Listen, I hope that is the final assessment.

In Iraq, we were misled into the war with intelligence about the Iraqi WMD [weapons of mass destruction] program that proved not to be accurate.

It is not in our national security interest to get into a war with Iran unless that war is absolutely necessary to defend the United States. I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict.

I happen to think that getting into a third offensive war in the Middle East in the last 25 years is absolutely reckless and foolish.