John McCain

We're not here today to discuss the complexities of cap-and-trade legislation or to debate national energy policy.

Simply put, this legislation would clarify that the 'C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir Project' in northern Arizona is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and not the Forest Service.

It is disturbing to see a country put itself out of business by adopting short sighted over regulation.

Now is not the time for dangerous economic legislation!

Mining is a critical part of Wyoming's economy as well as our nation's economy. It provides good paying jobs for hardworking people.

I urge my colleagues in Congress to move swiftly to approve legislation to address abandoned mines--before more damage is done.

Let me be clear: hardrock mines on federal land should pay a royalty, but there is too much at stake to go about imposing one in an arbitrary manner.

In these tough economic times, we should recognize that mining jobs pay well, require a high level of skill, and provide an excellent career path for those who pursue them.

Reform to help or reform to hurt?

I think we have a right to get a response from the administration on that issue.

It isn't about them, it's about us. Safe to be us, that's what we need.

Our great power does not mean that we can do whatever we want whenever we want.

Preventing Pakistan's nuclear weapons and technology from falling into the wrong hands should be, must be, the top priority for both of our countries.

This bill is both vital to the U.S. national security and to Pakistan's 175 million people, and I urge the conferees to send the President a bill to sign, and soon.

I agree with Secretary Napolitano's recent statement from Pakistan that the Pakistani Government's crackdown on the Taliban has improved U.S. security.

If all the detainees cannot be tried or repatriated to another country by January 2010, what should we do about closing Guantanamo?

How does habeas corpus fit with a system of long-term detention review?

Should a National Security Court be created to hear habeas corpus petitions or appeals of long-term detention?

Should detainees who were captured off the battlefield, but held at Bagram or other battlefield internment facilities, ever be granted the right to an Article III court review of their detention?

As the President has stated, any Guantanamo detainees who continue to be detained, where authorized by Congress and consistent with the law of war, will be afforded periodic reviews, so that any prolonged detention can be carefully…

Should military judges and lawyers be provided to the detainee for a parole board on a periodic basis?

What happens to detainees who are found not guilty at trial?

We will have a much easier time convincing the world of the fairness of our trials if they are held in the United States.

Holding trials in the United States makes it possible to employ Federal courts, in addition to military commissions, to try those detainees who have committed Federal crimes.

Doesn't use of different forums open the door for criticism that the United States is going back to a law enforcement focus on terrorism?