I do think that over the past 16 years that Congress' failure to update the AUMF has allowed the executive branch, or really required the executive branch, to undertake interpretations of the AUMF that have been, as a result, controversial.

Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution states Congress shall have the power to declare war and to raise and support armies and other armed forces.

What you have just said, if we acted on would be an unprecedented delegation of power to the executive.

Federal regulations have a positive impact on the economy.

ask the people of Flint, Michigan, if that makes sense to them because if we have learned nothing else from the tragedy of water poisoning in Flint, Michigan, it is that State Governments should not be left to their own devices to enforce…

Does the delegation of such authority ever get stale and expire on its own, even if we don't have a statutory sunset provision?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt still deferred to that Article 1 power before he engaged with Hitler.

I would contend, with respect, that there are serious implied powers in Article 1 and that it is not the purview of the executive branch to determine on its own the constitutionality of any circumspection or circumscribing with respect to…

Well, one could argue that what we are debating today the AUMF has such an implied power.

Although as recently as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, people forget he asked Congress to declare war against Japan after Pearl Harbor.

Mr. President, the U.S. infrastructure system is in critical need of an upgrade. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently graded the U.S. system a D+ given its capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee for yielding and for his longtime work on this authorization. Authorizing all of the Cabinet Departments is important, but it is crucial that Congress reauthorize the…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 12, after line 9, add the following: (g) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements.-- (1) In…

Mr. Chairman, it is a great honor to come after this bipartisan discussion between Mr. Lynch and Mr. Upton. I hope a precedent has been set, Mr. Chairman. I offered this amendment to improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's…

Mr. Chairman, I am proud to co-lead this amendment with my colleagues, Ms. Tsongas and Mr. McGovern. FERC, as it is currently structured, is not adequately protecting our most valued public lands designed for recreation and conservation…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I very much agree with the lead sponsor of the bill, Mr. Upton, that we don't want any more uncertainty, and we certainly don't want more delays. In fact, this amendment was…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my dear friend from Colorado for his leadership on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this dirty air legislation. The House majority is, once again, substituting political ideology for…