Austin Scott: “We need to do two things: One is be honest with the American people; and, two, be honest with the money that the…”

“We need to do two things: One is be honest with the American people; and, two, be honest with the money that the American people send up here for us to apportion. Nowhere is that more significant than with military affairs. As I stand here, Mr. Ross, I am trying to think of the best illustration I can come up with that would kind of paint a picture for where we are. I think if we look back in history, a certain event took place around 1952 when we were in a similar position of debating this issue of who has control of military affairs or how do we deal with the issues in time of war. Is it the executive branch, or is it the Congress, and what is the role therein? This debate is heated on those two things today. The President says Congress has no role in this. Congress says we definitely do. And we are right that we do.”