Would the Senator agree that what we have been able to do on the committee is basically say, in law for the first time, that the homeland is part of the battlefield; that military custody is available to hold a suspected al-Qaida operative…

I would add that Senator Lieberman would have gone further than the Senator. There is nobody whom I respect more than Senator Lieberman, but we are trying to find a balanced way. So in summary, 1032, the military custody provision, which…

In the Padilla case, that went to the Fourth Circuit. The Hamdan case went to the Supreme Court. That was capture overseas. But the Fourth Circuit ruling stands that an American citizen captured in the United States can be held as an enemy…

If I may, I think we need to move to the appropriations conference report. We will do it very quickly.

The reason we have not had more is because the Obama administration withdrew charges. Thank goodness they have reinstated charges. There are military commission hearings going on as we speak. I am in the camp of ``all the above.''…

That is absolutely correct. Let's talk about indefinite detention and what it means. When someone is captured as a member of al-Qaida--the Bush administration has had people at Guantanamo Bay for years. They are being held under the law of…

The Bush administration has had prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay for years now who have not been prosecuted. They are held under the law of war.

The Obama administration has continued to hold at least 48 under that same theory.

I believe they are right. All the Congress is saying to the President--this one and future Presidents--is we agree with you, that if the person is a member of al-Qaida or an affiliated group, you can hold them as an enemy combatant without…

Let me tell the Senator how he is dead right. I offered an amendment to the first bill we put on the table here on the floor about this, and I had a requirement of a military lawyer being given to the respondent at a combat status review…

Let me first thank Sheriff Nugent from Florida. Sheriff, you're doing a fantastic job with this rule, and I thank you for leading this important debate. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a simple question of my friends who oppose the whole…

It simply doesn't make sense. We should get this work done. We should get this fixed today. I will say as part of the majority-making class of 2010, with 86 out of the 87 freshmen on the Republican side supporting some form of the balanced…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

The only thing that this debate today has given me cause for celebration for is I now know my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are familiar with the concept of States' rights because I have not heard them talk about it for the…

Reclaiming my time, the gentleman from Tennessee is right. He has from time to time mentioned States' rights, which puts him in a very lonely position on his side of the aisle. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1550…

Thank you, Madam Speaker. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment is based on the premise that any person who possesses a gun, including an American who legally purchases a gun and obtains a concealed-carry permit, is a criminal and…