This situation is absurd. Your leadership must be held accountable and it must never happen again.

You're responsible for everything your platoon does or fails to do.

I absolutely believe that NiSource has safety as a core value.

Today, we are seeking clarity on the Trump administration's strategies for achieving U.S. political and military objectives in Syria.

What you are stating is that sending U.S. troops to Syria as part of a strategy to deter Iran, and with the guidance that they will not be withdrawn until Iran withdraws its forces is not a military operation against Iran?

Right now our troops inside Syria are there for one purpose, and that is under the U.N. authorization about defeating ISIS.

This is not an analytical judgment. You are telling troops when they can go home.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Thank you for scheduling this hearing--for rescheduling the hearing due to the hurricane.

If that is what the troops are hearing--if that is what the American parents and families of these troops are hearing, and you have already said that that is illegal under the authorization given from Congress, then I think the…

What is your strategy? Moreover, we don't even know what your long-term objectives are.

Mr. Speaker, America is keeping kids in cages. America is keeping kids in cages. Many people across our country have risen to say that this is not who we are. It doesn't represent our values, our ideals, or our Constitution. But the sad…