Mac Thornberry: “And so I actually think that we should always be willing to expand our thinking about how to address the threats that we…”

Article 1 section 8 says it is Congress' responsibility--not just our authority but our responsibility--to provide and maintain, raise and support, make the rules and regulations for the military forces of the United States.

It is hard to find a legal justification for that military strike in Syria, absent congressional approval.

I hope we don't give in to those, I hope we remember that the troops should come first.

This issue is important. Members of this committee hear evidence every week that we are not providing our military with the funding they need.