WATCH: Rep. Thomas Massie speaks in favor of a war powers resolution directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in and around Venezuela unless and until Congress authorizes it

“James Madison warned us that in no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war and peace to the legislature and not the executive. Madison called it the crown jewel of Congress...”

“If the president believes military action against Venezuela is justified and needed, he should make the case and Congress should vote...”

“Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook, except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. And the president would not have pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez. This is about oil and regime change....”

“Are we prepared to receive swarms of the 25 million Venezuelans who will likely become refugees, and billions in American treasure that will be used to destroy and inevitably rebuild that nation?...”