Tim Kaine

I ask my colleagues to vote to table the Rubio amendment No. 1320. Let me explain why. The gist of the amendment is basically to say that we are not in hostilities with Iran. If you read the newspaper, we now see that 100 American troops…

I move to table Cotton amendment No. 1305, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll…

I rise in opposition to the amendment and will be making a motion to table it following Senator Cotton's presentation. The Cotton amendment would establish a very dangerous precedent. I say that with all respect. It would basically allow…

I rise to speak in opposition to the Cruz amendment. The Cruz amendment is contrary to the purpose of the resolution before the body. The resolution before the body is to make sure that Congress is involved in decisions about war. The Cruz…

Asked me to remove those. I ask for a vote against the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does anybody want to use time in favor of the amendment?

though my friend from Idaho opposes my resolution, I do not oppose his amendment. I view the Risch amendment as a basic restatement of constitutional law, and it is essentially the same concept as the rules of construction in the…

I now rise to speak to the body in favor of the bipartisan War Powers Resolution, S.J. Res. 68, which is now pending before the Senate. Before I address the resolution, I want to acknowledge the combat deaths of SFC Javier Gutierrez and…

I move to proceed to S.J. Res. 68. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 68, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United…

pursuant to section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 and in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976, I…

I rise briefly to thank my colleague. I am actually scheduled to talk on this topic later this afternoon, but I wanted to come and hear Senator Durbin today. I appreciate his effort. He has been a powerful advocate of this principle that…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 2 p.m. be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Virginia.

I ask unanimous consent to yield back all time on the motion to discharge. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? There being no objection, the question is on agreeing to the motion to discharge. The motion is agreed to…

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I rise also to discuss the pending matter, the serious matter of impeachment. President Trump schemed to get Ukraine to help him win the 2020 election by strong-arming its new President to announce a bogus investigation against a political…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Kaine to the House managers: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S702…

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The resolution is pretty simple. It says the U.S. is engaged in hostilities. We are.

We shouldn't let this President or any president rush us into a war, especially a war based on shifting explanations that are proven to be false.

Both. First, the allies begged us, stick with the diplomatic deal against Iran.

We got lied into a war with Iraq in 2002 and now everybody realizes it.

The President can always defend the nation against an imminent attack without seeking anybody's permission. But if he wants to go on offense and wage war against another nation or a group, he's got to come to Congress for permission.

The President wants to insult not just Democrats with stupid juvenile tweets, he's insulting all of Congress by pretending that Congress doesn't have a role in war making.

Well, look, he's insulting Democrats, but Anderson, the real issue is, he's insulting all of Congress and the constitution. The constitution says we shouldn't go to war without a deliberation by Congress.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…

I rise today to discuss the War Powers Resolution that I filed on Friday, January 3, with Senator Durbin. I spoke yesterday at some length about the painful history of relations between Iran and the United States and the escalating…