Tom Cole actually said...

"if Congress actually engages in war powers and AUMF reform that this hearing is addressing today, I think the executive branch will no longer have that crutch"

"I think forcing Congress to put its fingerprints on these kind of decisions is really something that we need to do."

"I first want to thank Chairman McGovern for arranging today's hearing. Though the chairman and I disagree on a number of things, defending the constitutional authority entrusted to Congress is not one..."

"Frankly, there is no topic more important or serious than Congress' authority to declare when, where, and how our Nation chooses to go to war."