Gregory Meeks: “Mr. Speaker, first, based upon the argument, I heard the President say just a few months prior that he obliterated all…”

“Mr. Speaker, first, based upon the argument, I heard the President say just a few months prior that he obliterated all of Iran's nuclear capabilities. That is what he said, so come back to the United States Congress to tell us that you did not, and here are the reasons why they still have what they have, and it is imminent, from my definition of 'imminent,' that they will utilize it against us soon. From all the evidence that I have seen, they have not done so. I don't know what 30 meetings or classified hearings the chairman has had. I have had two--two, one with the full Congress, and one with the gang of 16 or 18, or whatever we are called. I do know that it is clear by today's debate that my Republican colleagues simply cannot defend this costly and massively unpopular war. I have not heard one time anyone talk about how much this war is costing us, how much it is costing the American people. What I have heard--and we do know what the President thinks because we heard him. The President says that he doesn't care. He doesn't even think a little bit about what it costs Americans. He said that he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation and that he doesn't think about anybody. That is probably including Congress. We are somebody, too. He doesn't think about us. My colleagues have not been able to make a case that Americans are better off now than we were before this reckless war.”