I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To clarify that an authorization to use military…

I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 3018. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons…

Mr. President, I have heard a lot of hyperbole tonight. Of course we are at war. Part of the glory of this country is the values we hold dear. We have a Federal court system that has worked. We have 373 people connected to terrorism…

I do not need additional time. I would be willing to add an additional 2 minutes.

Mr. President, I oppose this amendment, and I ask Members to vote against it. The distinguished Senator from New Hampshire just said that any transfer of Guantanamo detainees out of that facility essentially endangers Americans. But…

Mr. President, in 1971, Congress passed and President Nixon signed into law the Non-Detention Act of 1971, which repealed a 1950 statute that explicitly allowed detention of U.S. citizens. The Non-Detention Act of 1971 clearly states: No…

It is also important to understand that suspected terrorists who may be in the United States illegally can be detained within the criminal justice system using at least the following four options: One, they can be charged with a Federal or…

This amendment is almost identical to the bill I introduced a year ago. That bill has a bipartisan group of 30 cosponsors. It is called the Due Process Guarantee Act, and the co- sponsors include five Republicans: Senators Lee, Paul…

Madam President, I thank the distinguished chairman. I am going to offer an amendment--a version of it was introduced as a separate bill last year as S. 2003. The cosponsors of the amendment are Senators Paul, Lee, Coons, Collins…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Dorothy Englehardt, a military fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the debate on this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Baucus be added as a cosponsor to my amendment No. 3018. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am thrilled, along with my friend and fellow Giants fan Senator Boxer, to support a resolution honoring Major League Baseball's 2012 World Series champions, the San Francisco Giants. Behind the best starting pitching in…