what is the parliamentary situation? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending question is the Axon nomination postcloture.

I was in favor of all of the Iranian sanctions, by the way, all of the Iranian sanctions, and I was in favor of this agreement, not that it was perfect, but it got rid of the nuclear weapons.

There is no one in this Congress, no one in this country that condones repression anywhere by any dictator in any country.

I see nobody else seeking the floor. I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to thank the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands and my cosponsor, the lead sponsor, Mr. Nolan. I also want to thank Chairman Bishop. Chairman Bishop, I want to thank you as well. You did something for us in Vermont with the…

President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement... undermines national security, and it inflames tensions in war zones like Syria Lebanon and Yemen.

Disasters occur when Administrations mislead Congress and the American people.

What does that mean, above and beyond wars, above and beyond abrogating the Constitution of the United States, what does it mean to our quality of life in this country?

We have become far too comfortable with the United States engaging in military interventions.

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution states very clearly, and I quote, 'Congress shall have the power to declare war.'

Do I want my 16-year-old going to war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia?

It is time for us to reassert that authority and to start asking some very tough questions about the wars.

The Iraq war was a foreign policy blunder of enormous magnitude.

Johnson's Administration misled both Congress and the American people into a war.

The abdication of Congress to its responsibilities over war has had incredibly dire and horrific consequences for the people of our country and, in fact, the world.

Congress abdicated its responsibility.

We are heading in a different direction. That is what's happening.

So we will look at gun violence in schools but not look at guns. It is an interesting concept.