I rise today to recognize and thank Ms. Lorelei Shepard, who will be retiring from the United States Senate at the end of the year. Lorelei began her career on the Hill in 1993, working for the Secretary of the Senate as an elevator…

I rise today to speak about the importance of the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011, of which I am a cosponsor. This legislation passed the Congress after a multiyear effort led by Senator Harry Reid, the bill's lead author, and I thank…

I rise to speak on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. As the first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee--a committee on which I have served for 18 years--it is my…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 1, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. There are others who wish to speak. The amendment is as follows: On p 360, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following: (e) Nothing in this section shall be…

I appreciate it. I may well use it. Madam President, I object to the statement just made that this will make the United States of American less safe. Ten years of experience has shown it has not. Plot after plot after plot has been…

If that is possible, that would be helpful. But it is whatever Senators want. OK. All right. Mr. McCAIN. Does the Senator want to unanimous-consent that?

Yes. My understanding is the House chairman only has until 3 o'clock, but I anticipate we will take all that time. So I can't change that.

how much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 3 minutes remaining of the original 30 minutes.

I do. I have a four corners meeting on the Energy and Water appropriations bill. That is my problem. So the later it is, the better it is for me.

I rise to ask my colleagues to support amendment No. 1125, which will limit mandatory military custody to terrorists captured outside the United States. This amendment is cosponsored by Senators Leahy, Durbin, Udall, Kirk, Lee, Harkin and…

I wonder if I might take a few minutes to make a couple statements. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I wished to say with respect to Abdulmutallab, what was very new there was that an explosive had been invented that could go through a magnetometer without detection. It is, to my knowledge, the first time anyone came into the United…

I wish to explain what has happened this long afternoon. Originally some of us, namely Senators Leahy, Durbin, Udall of Colorado, Kirk, Lee, Harkin, Webb, Wyden, Merkley, and myself, realized that there was a fundamental flaw in section…

I wonder if I might be able to make a few comments. This amendment is a compromise amendment. I think it is actually a very good amendment. I want to thank the chairman of the committee, the ranking member, and Senator Graham, who…

I rise to respond to a colloquy yesterday that occurred between Senators Ayotte, Lieberman, and Graham regarding amendment No. 1068 offered by Senator Ayotte to the Defense authorization bill. Senator Ayotte's amendment would eliminate…

That is correct. Mr. McCAIN. So prior to that, I would ask my friend the chairman if we could have an hour of debate starting at 3 o'clock equally divided before the vote at 4:00 on the second Feinstein amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is…

I thank the distinguished manager of the bill, and I say to the distinguished senior Senator from Illinois, who is here, I will try to be relatively brief. But I would also say that seldom do we get an opportunity on the floor of the…

I rise to express my continued opposition to the detention provisions in the Defense authorization bill. I was on the Intelligence Committee prior to 9/11, and I have watched the transition since that time. I have watched America--to use a…

I know Mr. Mori well. He is the national executive director of the Japanese American Citizens League, which is the oldest and largest Asian-American civil rights organization in the United States. The Japanese American Citizens League--or…

if I understand the procedure, it is now appropriate for me to speak on my pending amendments. I will not offer my two amendments for a vote now, but I would like to take the opportunity to speak about them at this time. I trust that is in…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 1125 and 1126

I rise to speak in support of the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act, which Senator Snowe, Senator Bingaman and I have introduced. It has been a pleasure to work again with Senators Snowe and Bingaman on an important piece of energy legislation…

This essentially would strike the detention provisions and replace them with proposals from the executive branch. It reflects what the White House offered to Senators Levin and McCain as compromise language on the detention provisions to…

I only found out this bill was coming up this morning, so the administration is reviewing the largest amendment at the present time. The other two amendments, we may already have filed those. We have filed those, but I would prefer to wait…