Tim Kaine

"This conflict is Trump's illegal war."

"The constitution says we're not supposed to be at war without a vote of Congress."

"Kaine is leading an effort to advance a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran."

"Every senator will have to go on the record to declare whether it is in our best interest to send our sons and daughters into conflict against Iran."

"I pray that my colleagues will vote to end this dangerous and unnecessary war that has already resulted in the loss of six service members and injured others."

"Here we are in a war that has cost American lives, that is leading to chaos throughout the region."

"Let me say it this way, there was no presentation of any evidence in that room... that suggested that the US faced any imminent threat from Iran."

"If you don't have the guts to vote yes or no on a war vote, how dare you send our sons and daughters into war where they risk their lives."

"We can’t afford to hide under a desk and let any president, Democrat or Republican, send our best and brightest, our own kids, into war to risk their lives unless we have debated it, we have determined it’s in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it’s worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives."

"Your escalating pattern of military action without seeking our approval convinces me that you believe you never need to come to Congress to wage war against anyone anywhere."

"Let me say it this way, there was no presentation of any evidence in that room... that suggested that the US faced any imminent threat from Iran."

"leading an effort to advance a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran"

"they will use the tools of the Senate to hold this public debate and a series of votes on the administration’s war powers on the floor of the Senate."

"We’re tired of the classified briefings. We’re tired of hiding this from the public."

"Only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution, but he operates with the belief that the U.S. military is a palace guard, ordering military action in the Caribbean, Venezuela, and Iran without Congress’ authorization or any explanation for his actions to the American people."

"Urged Iran to treat any captured airman in line with international law."

"Urged Iran to treat any captured airman in line with international law."

"This is all embarrassing and juvenile, and it’s people trying to act like they’re puffed up and tough, when what we really see from the administration in this war is the absence of a plan, the absence of a clear rationale."

"If we're unsuccessful, at least we'll make clear to the American people who owns this war."

"We’re giving Virginians a chance to vote — which Republican states have not done — about whether they want to have a congressional delegation that will stand up against Donald Trump’s tyranny if he tries to interfere with our elections."

"I do not believe the statute would support that. I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, and it's going to pose a really important legal question for the administration there."

"I do not believe the statute would support that."

"I do not believe the statute would support that. I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, and it's going to pose a really important legal question for the administration there."

"I do not believe the statute would support that."

"I do not believe the statute would support that."

"the court should not throw out the votes of more than 3 million Virginians who approved the map."

"The Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started – discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy."

"This vote this week to discharge this matter from the committee and finally bring it to the floor of the Senate is different than any of the seven votes we've had before."

"I hope the Senate would approve an eighth motion to discharge the resolution from committee and allow a public debate on the issue."

"accused the administration of refusing to allow lawmakers on the Senate's Armed Services Committee to see the Presidential Office of Legal Counsel's official legal rationale for the war."

"That's the perfect time to have a discussion before we start a war again. The president is receiving peace and diplomatic proposals that he is throwing into the trash can without sharing them with us."

"That's the perfect time to have a discussion before we start up war again."