Robert Byrd: “The United States cannot currently commit U.S. forces in Afghanistan to attack 'al Qaeda and its extremist allies' in…”

I have said that, as long as the Senate retains the power to amend and the power of unlimited debate, the liberties of the people will remain secure.

I respectfully exercise my Fifth Amendment right and decline to answer.

The use of force authority granted to the President extends only to the perpetrators of the September 11 attack.

The reconciliation process was designed to facilitate legislation to reduce deficits. Instead, the process has been used to enact multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts that led to record deficits over the last 8 years.