Make no mistake: the authorization in section 1225 of the underlying bill authorizes our U.S. military to go to war with Iran. One of the main reasons why I voted against this bill in committee was specifically because of this provision…

Pursuing a military option with North Korea would be horrific on a scale not seen since World War II.

I commend your travels to meet with Kim Jong-un to lay the groundwork for these negotiations with the goal and objective of verifiable and complete denuclearization of North Korea.

We are literally at a historic moment in time where we have a brief window of opportunity to peacefully denuclearize North Korea.

For too long, companies like Purdue Pharma have lied, cheated, and swindled the American people, leaving death, addiction, and despair in their wake, all because of their greed and their desire to improve their bottom line. Through…

Over the last several days, the people of Hawaii have faced extreme and severe weather, heavily impacting the communities of Waimanalo, east Oahu, and most heavily, the island of Kauai. Far too many people are living and struggling in…

Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war. Congress has not done so against the Syrian Government.

My question is, will the President uphold the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and comply with the law that he signed by obtaining authorization from Congress before launching U.S. military attacks against Syria?

It is simple, however, what the Constitution requires.

The launch of 59 missiles against Syria by Trump last year was illegal, and did not meet any of those criteria in the War Powers Resolution.

I do not want to hear again that we are battling today's war with last--the last war's equipment.

What would the objective of an attack on Syria be, and how does that serve the interests of the American people?

when our country has been attacked by a foreign nation state, all of this seems like far too many layers for our residents to be notified that we are under attack, especially those, in the instance of Hawaii, who are in the impact zone.

So this delegation of authority to the FEMA Director really isn't a whole delegation because the FEMA Director would still wait for the President to take action, is that correct?

Thank you both for being here.

we really need to shore up our capability, diplomatic capabilities.

You can talk about the numbers of people who would perish in the event of the attack itself, but in the aftermath of that... what are the realistic scenarios and the responses that... need to be in place.

We need to exhaust all diplomatic efforts to continue to work toward denuclearizing North Korea, bring about peace, and prevent an all-out catastrophic war.

this is a much bigger issue than just Hawaii, and it's something that the entire country has to deal with and the Federal Government needs to take the lead on.

I would describe that as benign neglect.

With regard to the Wireless Emergency Alert System, I think what came to light was that wireless providers are not required or obligated to participate, so it's a voluntary program where a wireless carrier can either participate in whole…

Thank you, Senator Schatz and your Committee, for convening this very important hearing today.

I think this is the reason why we're gathered here, though, is there's a problem with the existing process.

I think it's really important as you're looking at communication and preparedness and response that, A, the public knows and understands the reality of the seriousness of the threat.

This is a major wake-up call to see what response plans are in place.