The Constitution requires Congress to authorize acts of war. Period. Stop.

Peace will only come through political reconciliation.

If we believe this is a just military action, and I do, then we should authorize it.

I believe that a tailored, time bound congressional authorization is not just nice to have, it is required.

Houthi behavior is abhorrent but I have got to admit I have grave skepticism about what we are doing right now.

You must put one foot in the system and one foot outside. We must fight for change. We cannot adjust to the party; we must change the party. Got that right to vote, 18 years ago after much bloodshed and – and death, and yet 18 years later…

For two and a half years, our Afghan allies have been trapped in a frightening legal limbo--trapped because Congress has, again and again, failed to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act and make good on our promises.

I think our--you know, and the previous Trump Administration backing away with various agreements that we had has weakened our security, not strengthened our security.

The one that Ms. Ledeen worked for?

That is why I introduced the SHIP Act. China is the biggest purchaser of Iranian petroleum.

So how did that work out for the Saudis? Nine years of kinetic involvement that apparently others want the United States to emulate?

The world is more secure with valid arms control treaties.

Recently, Democratic Representative Jonathan Jackson and Don Davis and I filed the FAIR Labels Act of 2024.

So to your line of questioning about North Korea and Russia, Mr. Wilson and I have a bill that would expand sanctions for anyone facilitating those weapons transfers.

We withdrew from JCPOA.

And would it be fair to say and the United States is encouraging that because of the lack of results of the alternative that was indeed tried over a 9-year period?

AGRITOURISM Act.

I hope my Republican colleagues in this body are not putting politics over our national security--our national security.