Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am coming to the floor to speak on behalf of an amendment I am offering, along with Senators Schatz, Udall, Blumenthal, Heinrich, Tester, Merkley, and Baldwin. Today, it was announced that President Obama is going to be sending another 450 troops to Iraq to help assist in the fight against ISIL. That will mean we now have 3,500 troops in position throughout Iraq assisting in the battle against ISIL within those borders. This marks also nearly a year since we have reengaged in military activities in Iraq and in Syria, both with support forces for the Iraqis, with training for those who are fighting in Syria, and major air operations targeting ISIL. I think there is broad bipartisan consensus here that the United States needs to take the fight to this enemy--an enemy that is seeking to occupy an enormous amount of territory in a very dangerous region from which it can plot attacks against the United States. But I also think there is bipartisan agreement that we should do our constitutional duty; that we should authorize this war against ISIL. My hope is the Foreign Relations Committee--of which I am a member, of which the Presiding Officer is a member--will have that debate in the upcoming months.…”