senator koonce. >> thank you, mr. chairman.thank you to all the members for your engainment in this vital and important debate pip think how we ensure our security, how we demonstrate our collective commitment to fighting and defeating isil and how we sustain our core values is by engaging in this open and democratic debate. and i for one think we should stay and continue this debate until we have crafted an aumf that can succeed in being taken up and passed by the congress and that we should have on the table in this debate and discussion another issue that hasn't yet been raised. i filed an amendment to the aumf for this debate and discussion today, a provision that would call for a plan for how the funds required for the conduct of our war against isil would be offset through reduced spending, increased revenue, or both. all of this debate, this discussion today about revigs to the aumf from 2002 or 2001 to geographic restrictions or time restrictions or the scope or the strategy are done in the context of a nation that is w

senator koonce. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to all the members for your engainment in this vital and important debate. i think how we ensure our security, how we demonstrate our collective commitment to fighting and defeating isil and how we sustain our core values is by engaging in this open and democratic debate. and i for one think we should stay and continue this debate until we have crafted an aumf that can succeed in being taken up and passed by the congress and that we should have on the table in this debate and discussion another issue that hasn't yet been raised. i filed an amendment to the aumf for this debate and discussion today, a provision that would call for a plan for how the funds required for the conduct of our war against isil would be offset through reduced spending, increased revenue, or both. all of this debate, this discussion today about revigs to the aumf from 2002 or 2001 to geographic restrictions or time restrictions or the scope or the strategy are done in the context of a nation that is w