Political Quotes

“just to alert our colleagues, it is my intention at the end of this debate to make a point of order that this joint resolution is not entitled to privilege under 50 U.S.C. 1546a due to U.S. troops not being engaged in hostilities, but in order to allow the debate to continue, I will withhold that motion until the end of discussions. This resolution that is before us would be an unprecedented invocation of the expedited procedures in the War Powers Resolution. I am a strong supporter of the War Powers. I think it is an appropriate use of oversight on our power to commit our troops to harm's way. This resolution does not seek to remove U.S. forces from hostilities but, rather, to end a specific mission. The War Powers is to deal with our military troops, not to deal with tactical military and nonmilitary actions. The Senate should not allow the privileged vehicles intended for entirely different purposes to be used as a backdoor effort to stop humanitarian assistance. Let me be clear about this. American boots are not on the ground in Gaza. The U.S. troops who are operating the pier in question are not engaged in hostilities or in carrying out a mission that requires the authorization of the use of military force. They are facilitating the delivery of food, water, and other basic humanitarian assistance. The supplies are not even being delivered by U.S. forces. Let me just call to our colleagues' attention what is included in the War Powers Act itself.…”