On the recordNovember 17, 2011
The Levin-McCain amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Levin-McCain amendment is now pending. Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Presiding Officer. Amendment No. 1064 I would just like to say a couple words about the Paul amendment. I would just like to point out, we will still have 16,500 Americans in Iraq for an extended period of time. Now, whether they should be there is the subject of another debate on another day. But to then not be able to do whatever is necessary to protect the lives and safety of those men and women who will continue to serve the country, sometimes in variously difficult circumstances--I think this amendment is unwarranted. Finally, I would like to ask my colleagues who have further views on the detainee issue if they would come over and add their voices to the debate and discussion because we would like to dispose of this amendment. I respect the desire of the Senator from Illinois that everybody be allowed to speak. We have been now speaking on this single amendment for, I believe, well over 3 hours. So if there is further discussion on the Udall amendment, I would very much like to have a vote on it so we can bring other important issues before the body. Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.
