On the recordSeptember 6, 2013
We convened the Senate today in order to enable the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to put a joint resolution in the Record which authorizes the use of military force, limited in nature against Syria, in response to the Syrian regimes and their use of chemical weapons. As we know, many, many people have been killed, including almost 500 children. The reported resolution was signed by committee leaders Senators Menendez and Corker. They have set a tremendous model of bipartisanship and cooperation for the Senate. I admire both of these good men for the work that they have done, the leadership that they have showed in allowing us to be at the point where we are now in this difficult situation. ____________________
