Dianne Feinstein: “I wish to give a brief rejoinder to my colleague from Arizona on some of the comments he just made. It is my…”

“I wish to give a brief rejoinder to my colleague from Arizona on some of the comments he just made. It is my understanding that the underlying Defense Authorization Act has several provisions that are necessary to address shortcomings in the legal process for individuals detained on the battlefield. One of these provisions limits the use of coerced testimony obtained through cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment. Such testimony is immoral, and this provision is necessary if we are to obtain and use accurate information. Another provision provides for reasonable counsel and the ability to present relevant information to detainees who have been held for 2 or more years. This is necessary in a war of undetermined duration. Finally, the bill does not provide classified information to a detainee. It provides for a summary that is intended to be unclassified to the counsel for detainees. One of the things that might help is if, on line 16, page 305, subsection II, the word 'unclassified' was added before the word 'summary' on that line.”