Tom Udall

They are very expansive claims, and I think a lot of us thought that the Libya opinion was about as aggressive and as expansive as one could be, and that was only topped last week with the one on Syria.

I find that OLC opinion extremely alarming.

I want to express my strong support for Peace Colombia.

Congress has failed to exert its legitimate constitutional authority, even in the face of the most clearly unauthorized use of military force to date.

Since President Trump announced the United States withdrawal from the JCPOA, there has been a lot of talk about the possibility of the U.S. using military force against Iran, a possibility that is concerning to me and many of my colleagues.

Is that not the role of Congress that the Constitution calls for?

We must be clear about the baseline we are considering approving so that we do not end up in the situation where we are today with AUMFs being stretched to the point of breaking.

War forces our will on an opponent or through military means to reach a political objective.

Congress has not approved the use of military action against Iran, but, more importantly, the power to wage war was intentionally restrained by writers of the Constitution.

This administration's use of military force against the Government of Syria, Congress has not declared war on, or authorized the use of military force against, this nation's government.

I think it is dangerous and destabilizing and should end immediately.

When there is cooperation on all fronts in Cuba, I think Americans do better and Cubans do better.

There is no doubt that the U.S. companies would benefit from business with Cuban airlines.

The United States embargo prevents Cuba from leasing U.S. planes and parts.

This is yet another example, over 50 years, failed isolationist policies towards Cuba.

I want to offer my condolences to the people of Cuba and to those who perished on the flight from Havana last week.

Given that the President refuses to disclose his tax returns, how can you assure the American people that American foreign policy is free of his personal conflicts of interest?

I think it was naive to pull out of the Iran agreement, and I think, in the end, we will be worse off for it.

Some administrations have stepped forward with 5-year plans to wipe out backlogs

I think it's really important that you make clear the resources you need to do this because it's obviously very important in going through the stage we're going through.

I'm perplexed by the decision in this budget to cut funding from the Indian Health Professions Program by 12 percent.

I was pleased that we were able to fund $50 million for Tribal opioid grants through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration budget in last year's omnibus.

I know that this funding is very important for Alaska Native villages in the Chairwoman's State.

Now, this subcommittee nearly doubled funding for sanitation facilities construction in the recent omnibus.

I'm very pleased that this subcommittee was able to provide the largest ever appropriation for facilities construction and maintenance programs in fiscal year 2018.