Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I do think that over the past 16 years that Congress' failure to update the AUMF has allowed the executive branch, or really required the executive branch, to undertake interpretations of the AUMF tha..."

"Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution states Congress shall have the power to declare war and to raise and support armies and other armed forces."

"What you have just said, if we acted on would be an unprecedented delegation of power to the executive."

"I would contend, with respect, that there are serious implied powers in Article 1 and that it is not the purview of the executive branch to determine on its own the constitutionality of any circumspec..."