"The comprehensive deal we seek with the Iranian regime should address four key areas: its nuclear program, its ballistic missile development and proliferation, its lethal support and financial support to terrorist groups and proxies, and its arbitrary detention of U.S. citizens."
"To reiterate, Congress has not authorized war with Iran."
"I would just remind you, Mr. Hook, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war."
"Are we--the concern obviously is that some of the statements that I have read suggest that the Administration is prepared to say that it has the authority to launch military action against Iran becaus..."
"Congress stands in solidarity with those Americans and others detained in Iran. The Iranian Government's behavior is appalling and my colleagues and I unequivocally condemn its dangerous actions."
"Iran also continues to unjustly imprison American citizens including Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer, who is, I would point out, 83 years old and in poor medical condition; Xiyue Wang whose health..."
"Iran plays a destabilizing role in the region by propping up Bashar al-Assad in Syria, supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen, threatening our ally, Israel, and supporting terrorist groups like Hezbollah a..."
"Many of us were not there then, but John Bolton was."
"Our job here in Congress is to make sure that we do not put U.S. men and women in harm's way without a darn good national security reason."
"The pattern that I have seen with Bolton then and subsequently is that he has established quite a track record of cherry picking intelligence information."
"Iran remains one of the greatest threats destabilizing the globe. As the world's largest State sponsor of terror, Iran continues to sow chaos in Yemen through the Houthi proxies, continues to fund Hez..."