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Jon Kyl is a former United States Senator from Arizona, serving from 1995 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Kyl was known for his work on issues such as tax policy, national security, and judicial appointments. During his tenure, he played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including the confirmation of Supreme Court justices and tax reform initiatives. Kyl also served as the Senate Minority Whip from 2007 to 2013, showcasing his leadership within the party.
Why don't I explain it, and then the Senator from Illinois won't have to keep asking questions about what it actually does. There are four different sections. One of them has to do with the removal of people where there has been a formal…
Finally, one final question, Mr. President, to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Is it not true that one of the critical elements of the legislation we are considering right now has yet to be added to the bill because the…
Given the fact that the distinguished minority leader has, I am sure unintentionally, but nonetheless mischaracterized my amendment, No. 3246, wouldn't it be a better process to understand the nature of the amendments to discuss them and…
Will the Senator from Pennsylvania yield for a question to me without giving up his right to the floor?
If I could ask a final question of the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Notwithstanding the fact that through your good offices a bill was shepherded through the committee, a bill which you support and are prepared to vote on and vote…
To the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in your view, is that an amendment that is germane and relevant and very specific in that it would add one more requirement to the conditions that are allowed--with the benefits--that are allowed…
This unanimous consent request is simply to send to the desk amendment No. 3246, an amendment that Senator Cornyn and I would like to send to the desk.
Will the chairman of the Judiciary Committee yield for the purpose of my propounding another unanimous consent request?
Would the Senator from Vermont yield for a question from me regarding this unanimous consent request?
I say to the Senator, my perception is that having passed the law, one reason people referred to it as amnesty is because it was not enforced. There was a commitment to enforce it. I don't know the reasons why it wasn't enforced, but in…
So nothing in our amendment makes any new kind of conduct a crime. It simply deals with people who have already committed crimes?
Well, that is what I thought before Rasul was decided. But we can cross that bridge if we get to it.
The DC Circuit will have to give the petitioner leave to amend his claim, I assume?
Right. It may not be quite right to characterize this bill's provisions as transferring jurisdiction. Rather, they extinguish one type of action--all of the actions now in the courts--and create in their place a very limited judicial…
To be clear, neither the CSRT nor the ARB process is designed to entertain grievance about the conditions of confinement. Is that your understanding as well?
If the leader would like to relinquish the floor to me, I can respond to the Chair rather than going through the minority leader. Otherwise, I will go through the leader and respond to the Senator from Illinois that way.
In the Philadelphia Inquirer, a reporter by the name of James Kuhnhenn has quoted the distinguished minority leader, and this has been out on the airwaves. I don't want people to be quoted inaccurately. This was according to a report of…
I will explain why I ask the question. It was reported to me that in the remarks the distinguished Senator made, he said, ``Let's be clear about who is killing the PATRIOT Act.'' I just wanted it to be clear that the action taken to…
I say that is exactly right. In fact, the National Intelligence Estimate itself specifically characterized the dissenting as well as the majority views with respect to what those tubes were for. The majority view was that they were for…
With the Presiding Officer's indulgence, I ask a question, and I appreciate that the ranking member may not know the answer to this question. Can the ranking member advise me who it is that is requiring the imposition of this so I can…
If I could, Mr. President, just inquire of the manager of the bill, we don't have a set 30 minutes yet, but that is the desire; is that correct?
I would like to speak for 10 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. The Senator from Massachusetts?
I will go ahead and in between the sandwich we will have the meat which will be the conversation between the two leaders, but I will proceed with my remarks. Now I am told the leader is indeed on his way, so I will suspend and yield to the…
I appreciate the Senator's openness to exploring that question. PM-10 is the greatest air quality problem facing Arizona. There are currently 8 PM-10 non-attainment areas in Arizona and the Phoenix metropolitan area is a serious…
The legislation before us amends the apportionment formula for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, CMAQ, program to include non-attainment and maintenance areas for fine particulate matter, so- called PM 2.5, and to make adjustments…
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