One of the reasons we ended up in a 12- or 13-year war is there was not any of this discussion on the front end.
I do not want to be condemned by future generations for walking away from this responsibility.
What is missing is not just the document, but it is also what is missing is when you seek something explicitly.
I do not think anybody envisioned we were voting for the longest war in the history of the United States of America.
The reason we are here is a total failure of the President to lead on this issue and to send something up here.
I am very proud of what this Subcommittee has set out to do, particularly proud of the fact that we actually created leg...
Which makes no sense.
I hope that Senator Cruz, or whoever succeeds me, will continue in this tradition of addressing the issues of our day.
We commend Senators Ben Cardin and Rand Paul for their leadership in this area.
The war on drugs has created an incarceration nation with too many people in prison for too long.
You have been a champion on issues of vital importance to the civil and human rights community for years.