Chris Coons actually said...

"It is important that the American people know this is a vote about a war that has long been over."

"the difficulty of passing authorizations of military force is not an excuse to grant wholesale new powers to the Administration"

"the American public often is much more skeptical about the commitment of U.S. forces abroad than this body is"

"I know he will be even more successful with his amazing wife, Cheryl, by his side, and I look forward to supporting Senator Flake's nomination and encourage my colleagues to do so as well."