Madam President, reserving the right to object--and I, of course, will not--how much time is left before our vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. One minute.

Madam President, let me first thank Senators Graham and Ayotte for their contributions this afternoon and long before this afternoon on this subject. The best answer to some of the criticism we have heard this afternoon--the FBI has been…

Mr. President, I appreciate and I understand the Senators' concerns about this issue as they have been expressed here this afternoon. I also very much appreciate their understanding relative to the extremely short period for conference…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be recognized for up to 4 minutes each to address the depot provisions in the bill, and at the end of their remarks Senator McCain and I be recognized to address the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Depot Provisions

Madam President, I had not seen those remarks of Mr. Putin, but referring to his last comment, read by Senator McCain, I guess people would go nuts in the setting Senator McCain found himself in the Vietnam war. He probably is perhaps…

Section 1022 applies only to a person who is ``a member of, or part of, al-Qaeda or an associated force that acts in coordination with or pursuant to the direction of al-Qaeda.'' The statement of managers states that this language…

Mr. President, section 1022(d) of the conference report states that ``nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the existing criminal enforcement and national security authorities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any…

Madam President, I spoke at some length before, but I want to repeat one sentiment in the statement that has to do with Senator McCain and his staff. The way in which he and our staff work together is in the finest tradition of this body…

I yield the floor. Exhibit 1 Selected Highlights of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 --Authorizes a 1.6 percent across-the-board pay raise for all uniformed military personnel and extend over 30 types of bonuses…

Probably the most discussed provision in the conference report is the provision relative to military detention for foreign al- Qaida terrorists. This provision was written to be doubly sure there is no interference with civilian…

Mr. President, on behalf of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am pleased to bring to the Senate the conference report on H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012. This conference report, which was signed…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be…

I think one on our side. While we are talking about rays of lightness, we thank Senator Hagan, our Presiding Officer, who is a member of our committee. She provides a ray of light--one of the many rays of light on our committee. I see her…

Mr. President, I yield myself 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. SECTION 1022

Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Illinois for his very eloquent remarks; also, the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Udall, whom I had the pleasure of hearing from my office. I think they have encapsulated the situation we find ourselves…