"I think forcing Congress to put its fingerprints on these kind of decisions is really something that we need to do."
"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"
"the mere fact that it was an after-the-fact consultation with Congress... just was not a very compelling argument"
"it is very difficult when it is a President of your own party"
"I don't think Congress can claw back all the power that has been ceded to Presidents over the last 30 or 40 years."
"Shame on us if we miss the opportunity to actually reclaim our authority when we actually have an administration that wants to help us."
"Ensuring that the American people have a say in the ways in which our Nation goes into war and exits one, to reestablish communication and consultation between the Congress and the President on issues..."
"I think the majority leader's exactly right. We lost an important tool."
"I want to thank you, I want to thank the professionals at the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health."
"I agree with her about Ebola. You know, I don't think you should sacrifice short term here what--this is bad dealing with coronavirus."
"If you do not have enough money in the $2.5 billion you asked for, you will come back and ask for it, additional funds. Is that correct?"
"I appreciate that. And thank you, and I will do my very best to give you more money than you asked for this that area."