Robert Menendez actually said...

"the absence of getting an AUMF from the executive branch and Congress not acting... would, in essence, create a de facto veto of the constitutional prerogative and responsibilities that the Congress h..."

"there are those members of the committee and in the Congress who have a much different view than that."

"They do not want us to occupy Iraq for decades."

"This is the most important vote that any member of Congress can take."