Bob Corker actually said...

"I hope this hearing is the beginning of an effort by this committee, which has an exclusive jurisdiction in authorizing the use of force, to look at these hard issues."

"I think a real debate about how broad, how narrow, how vague, how blanket an authorization is, I think will drive us to focus on all these things."

"We must work with other countries around the world, not just Western countries, but the countries in which al-Qaeda operates."

"We must ask and answer whether the act of Congress, over a decade ago, that sought to address the threat of al-Qaeda meets the requirements of today."