Doug Ose: “I rise today to give the President the authorization and support he needs to respond to the acts of terror committed…”

“I rise today to give the President the authorization and support he needs to respond to the acts of terror committed this week against the American people. When I was elected to this House, I took an oath to ``support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.'' Today I reaffirm that vow by giving the President the authority to prosecute the battle against our enemies wherever they may hide. The armed forces of the United States are the best in the world. And the men and women serving in them are ready to act and know our cause to be just. There is no justification for these despicable actions. There is no justification for providing support or assistance to those who would wage war against innocent men, women and children. There is no place to hide from our coming actions. In the words of another great President who led this nation in a time of turmoil, Abraham Lincoln, ``Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.''”