Political Quotes

“I doubt that there is a person on this floor who disagrees with the premises that Mr. McCaul just stated. Soleimani was a bad person. I said during the course of debate on the Slotkin amendment, which referenced exactly that premise, that no one lamented the loss of Mr. Soleimani--no one. That is not what this bill is about, nor is that what this amendment is about. This bill, which is called a partisan bill by Mr. McCaul, had 15 percent of the Republicans in the United States Senate vote for it. This bill, called a partisan bill, says the bill we are voting on, the bill we are going to pass, says that Members of the United States Armed Forces and intelligence community and all those involved in the planning of the January 2, 2020, strike on Qasem Soleimani, including President Donald J. Trump, should be commended for their efforts in a successful mission. That is what the bill that we are asking this body to vote for says. Madam Speaker, does that sound to you like a partisan document? Now, Madam Speaker, the purpose of this motion is to kill this bill. This is a Senate bill. It will send it back to committee. It will not allow it to pass with an amendment, and it will preclude it from going to the President of the United States. Now, what this issue is about is our Constitution, about the power of this body, about the responsibility of this body, and about the authority of this body to declare or not declare war. That is what this bill is about.…”