the NSA has produced and declassified a chart, which I would like to make available to all members.

I think we would appreciate that.

I remember how little information we had.

Thank you for providing me, a former member of this esteemed committee, with the opportunity to testify on this extremely important piece of legislation.

I am pleased that the Senate is considering Tony West's nomination to be Associate Attorney General of the United States today. I have a great deal of respect for Tony. As a fellow Californian, I know he will serve the position of…

I asked him, 'Do you want to go forward with this? Do you want to go forward with this and subject yourself to this kind of hearing and this kind of grilling in public under oath?' And he said, 'I am eager to appear.'

At the end of the day, I am interested in nothing but the truth.

The Senate has twice before found him qualified for Senate-confirmed positions, as Senator Feinstein has said.

I believe it is important for us to proceed with the nomination hearing today.

It is time to lift those restrictions and move forward with shutting down Guantanamo.

Presidential leadership is essential, but Congress needs to trust the Commander-in-Chief to make these decisions.

I believe the facility should be closed.

I have believed from the days of Colonel Davis down there that the military commission is an ineffective instrument.

But if you are going to keep them in Guantanamo, they cannot be tried by a military commission.

I believe it violates international norms and medical ethics.

Congress has made closing Guantanamo more difficult because of these transfer restrictions.

I think it will send a signal that finally we have learned something.

this is not the American way, and I would submit that Guantanamo has been a recruiting tool for terrorists.

Isn't it true that some of the 80 Gitmo detainees who have not been cleared for transfer now... can only be prosecuted in a Federal criminal court?

I profoundly disagree with you.

I also know that Guantanamo contributes nothing positively. It contributes nothing that a Federal prison could not do better.

this is a massive waste of money.

I rise to introduce the Protecting Our Youth From Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013 along with my colleagues and friends, Senators Klobuchar, Manchin and Schumer. This bill will provide law enforcement and prosecutors with an important…

on behalf of Senator Chambliss and myself we wish to recognize and pay tribute to Mr. Michael J. Morell, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, who will leave his current position on Friday, August 9, 2013, and retire at…

on behalf of Senator Chambliss and myself we wish to recognize and pay tribute to Mr. Timothy P. Ireland, Deputy Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, OCA, at the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, who is retiring after a long…