Eliot Engel actually said...

"This legislation passed our committee and the House last Congress and I am pleased that we are considering it again today."

"I strongly support all of these bipartisan bills and resolutions in this package."

"I do believe that it is Congress' right and ability to declare war and I think for too long we have been abrogating our responsibility to the executive branch no matter who the President was."

"There are some who will say we should not have a debate in Congress over the use of force in Venezuela, instead we should wait and see what the President decides to do before we even have a conversati..."