“This resolution is going to pass with a bipartisan majority of senators and support, a rarity these days. If this is purely an attempt to embarrass the president, well, it’s going to be a bipartisan one. I fear that by keeping Congress, and the American people in the dark, President Trump may be directing military operations in a manner that doesn’t stand up to public scrutiny. When you’re forced to consult with Congress, and when Congress has the power to declare war, quick and sloppy thinking evaporates.” “Those of us in this body, and maybe especially those of us in this body who didn’t wear the uniform and didn’t serve, we have a special obligation to make sure that we deliberate, and deliberate carefully before we send troops into harm’s way.” “This bill that’s in front of us that we’re debating today will not become law. It will not be part of the body of law, which we live by. It will be vetoed.” “The ’yeas’ are 55, the ‘nays’ are 45. The joint resolution, as amended, is passed.”