Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership in bringing this important opportunity for us to express our concern about the President's actions. I salute him and the support on the other side of the aisle for this legislation. As we know, last week, the Trump administration conducted a provocative and disproportionate military airstrike targeting high- level Iranian military officials, and he did so without consulting Congress. When I first heard from the administration, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, I said: Why did you not consult Congress in this change in approach? They said: Because we had to keep this close. We had to keep this close. You had to keep it close from the Gang of 8, the leadership of the Congress? We had to keep it close because we didn't want the word get out. Well, we deserve the respect from the administration, and the Congress deserves, by dint of the Constitution, the requirement of the administration to consult with Congress. We know full well, better than many in the administration, the importance of classified information. We know that we are supposed to support sources and methods. We also know that the consultation that they would give to us does not enable us to divulge any information. So who are they keeping it close from? They admitted, this administration, they were keeping it close from the Congress of the United States, and they did so.…”