Political Quotes

“Passing this resolution, as my good friend Dr. Burgess suggested, sends the wrong message to the wrong people at precisely the wrong time. The President did the right thing here. He has acted in a restrained manner. He has endured, and our country has endured, endless provocations. We should reject this rule. Frankly, we should have a regular process where we actually go back to the committee of jurisdiction. We should absolutely reject the underlying resolution. Before I conclude, I want to mention I know my friend is very sincere in his opinions on expanding congressional war power. There is no doubt in my mind about it. We have worked on that before. I look forward to working with my friend on that issue again. This is the wrong vehicle, the wrong place, the wrong time, the wrong consequences for our own country to pass this kind of legislation. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, let me say to the gentleman from Oklahoma that I look forward to working with him on the war powers and other issues related to the executive branch encroaching on legislative powers in the future. I hope we can work in a bipartisan way and make some progress here. I include in the Record a January 4 New York Times article entitled ``As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure.'' [From the New York Times, Jan.…”