David Cicilline actually said...

"The costs of blank-check force authorizations enacted decades ago are sobering."

"I think if we are all honest, Congress has benefited from our failure to engage in this work because we have left the difficult decisions to the executive branch."

"I am really grateful that the committee is gathered to chart the way forward on ending decades-old conflicts and reestablishing congressional authorization as the legal basis for the United States usi..."

"There is really no good reason... why Authorization for the Use of Military Force granted in 1991... is still in effect."