Nobody should be leaking information. If the Secretary of State decides that it is a good thing to do, then I am all for it being done.

Anonymity is Okay. No problem there.

I appreciate that that is a different question, though, and it is one that deserves examination.

I do not have a lot of sympathy for people who decide on their own to bypass those statutes.

So there is a requirement that the Government, with some degree of burden, prove that the individual knew that national security could be harmed above and beyond the fact that he knew he was leaking classified information.

Those who become real spies should be prosecuted with the full might of the Government. Those who, without authority, leak to the media or others not authorized to have possession of classified information should similarly be prosecuted.

As the debate over Wall Street enters a pivotal stage, we should ask ourselves, what is financial regulatory reform about? We all agree that one of the main objectives of the legislation is to ensure taxpayers will no longer be forced to…

The Boxer amendment, as I understand it, is a declarative statement that taxpayers will not be responsible for any Wall Street bailouts. My understanding is that it is not a provision that would enforce itself or would in any way be…

If I may respond very briefly, I appreciate the Senator's comments. I am sure the chairman would acknowledge the basis for some Republican concerns about the ability to offer, not an unlimited number of amendments for the purpose of…

let me begin, first of all, by complimenting my colleague from Kansas, who has been indefatigable in the argument and the cause that he was espousing just now. He has talked to all of us about this problem, and he has made it very clear…

NFIB is concerned about the overly broad reach of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Providing consumers with clear and accurate financial information is an important goal, but because of the reach of the Bureau's authority many…

I think we need more Border Patrol. I hope that you will ask for them. Congress will provide them if you do.

I have made my point here. Senator McCain is absolutely right. If you want to do it, you can do it. You just have to apply the will and the resources. What worked in the Yuma sector could work in the Tucson sector, and almost all of those…

The Tucson sector is one of two sectors in Arizona. It is maybe 60 percent of our southern border. The Yuma sector may be the other 40 percent. The Tucson sector ends at the New Mexico border. We are talking about a couple of hundred…

If it was 241,000 last year that were apprehended, there are estimates that as many as five to one are not apprehended. So that could have been over a million people who crossed the Arizona border illegally in 1 year. That is staggering in…

The 2011 budget includes enough funding for 1 mile of physical fence. We need more than that, do we not?

I think our policy should be to expand it.

the Senate has an obligation, a very serious obligation to the U.S. Constitution, to provide advice and consent to the President on his nominations.

The executives claimed that it could arrest and lock up individuals suspected of terrorist ties without charge, without counsel, without due process, and without any prospect of release until the war on terror is over evaded the rule of…

The Presidency requires a constitutional conscientiousness that was lacking in the George W. Bush administration that must be inculcated in the future.

if the President has constitutional authority to execute a war, it may not be a good idea or good policy not to communicate more robustly with the Congress

the Supreme Court did not strike down the President's authority to establish a military commission

I believe it is important for us to reach a bipartisan consensus, and many of the things we just discussed are matters on which we can reach a consensus. That is the goal of Republicans. I am concerned that there has been some…

If the Senator will yield, I appreciate my colleague's comments, which I consider well taken. It is my practice if I have a hold on someone, it is for a very specific purpose that I consider to be legitimate, and I will notify whoever may…

The American people have a pretty firm view on this whole thing after what they have seen with regard to TARP and the other bailouts. They are obviously not crazy about what has happened. I think most Americans think there should be two…