Congress needs to hear more about Venezuela operation, Sen. Young says

"Congress isn't hearing enough - in any form, including a public forum,"

"If there's been any takeaway from me from the last roughly 25 years of congressional action and inaction - it's not that Congress needs to be more hands-off, that Congress needs to get out of the way."

"I think Congress needs to go further. Rather than just asserting our ability to authorize military force - which we certainly need to do - we also need to officially bring to close these conflicts and make clear that we have constitutional prerogatives that need to be consistently asserted."

"I think he really needs to ratchet up the pressure more, not just through sanctions, ... but also by delivering the long-term weapons, standoff weapons that are really needed. I think that's what Putin responds to,"

Congress is not hearing enough in any form, including public forums, and legal ramifications of military actions need to be discussed with lawmakers. Congress should not be more hands-off; it must more actively authorize force, formally close conflicts, and consistently assert constitutional prerogatives. Meetings have been requested with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hegseth, and the Foreign Relations Committee has been asked to hold oversight hearings on recent strikes. Calls are made to increase pressure on Russia by delivering long-term, standoff weapons to Ukraine. Work is underway on AI and biotech bills tied to a report informing defense-related biotech policy.

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