Political Quotes

“I have listened carefully to my colleagues who have come down to oppose this War Powers Resolution that I am bringing up right now. I have listened with an open heart because many of them I have worked with on Middle East issues assiduously to bring about peace in that region. I share many of the beliefs that were expressed of the danger of Iran and their proxies, of the chaos and the harm and the lives they have taken, the instability in that region. We have worked side by side on bipartisan delegations, bipartisan work--as the Senate should function--to deal with the challenges in the threat matrix that affect the United States as well as our allies. But here is the issue: We are bringing a War Powers Resolution to the floor to bring this to a vote and to a debate. My colleagues do not want a debate on this issue. Nothing has been scheduled--no floor debates, no hearings, no oversight, no checks and balances. This resolution seems to almost offend my friend and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; that how dare we bring this to the floor. Well, we have the power to bring such resolutions to the floor because of incredible sensitivity to the idea of war powers. The idea that the power to go to war--unlike in times of despots and Presidents--in the United States of America, the power to go to war does not lie with one person, the President of the United States.”