"For him to be threatened, and literally, there was indication that they received the letter that if he didn't resign on a day last week, by five o'clock, all these cuts would take place."
"I think many of my Republican friends know they're walking the plank on this."
"This federal DOE and Department of Justice should get their nose out of University of Virginia."
"You can put as much lipstick on this pig as you want. This will be a political albatross for the Republicans."
"I think the events of this week have demonstrated that war is too big to be consigned to the decision of any one person."
"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."
"Virginia’s economy and prosperity depend on the strength and integrity of our higher education system."
"Decisions about UVA’s leadership belong solely to its Board of Visitors."
"There is no war without a declaration of Congress."
"Clearly, damage was inflicted on the Iranian nuclear program."
"Listen, I hope that is the final assessment."
"I’ve got questions about your willingness to follow through on your values."
"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."
"Congress needs to authorize a war against Iran. This Trump war against Iran. We have not."
"We should not be sending troops, and risking troops' lives in an offensive war without a debate in Congress."
"The United States should not be in an offensive war against Iran without a vote of Congress."
"I think it's, it's BS, and I think anybody hearing it would conclude the same thing."
"I don't want to be lied into another war in the way we were with Iraq in 2002."
