Mike Levin

It requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive plan for the provision to members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.

I want to tell him how grateful I am for his comments but also, even more importantly, how grateful we all are for the effort he makes to cross the aisle and bring Senators together on important issues of the day. The Defense Authorization…

We have a problem that urgently needs to be addressed. The corps is using a budgeting system that does not reflect the reality of the Great Lakes shipping infrastructure. I receive reports on a regular basis of how this dredging crisis is…

I want to correct the record when I said General Casey was retiring. General Casey is being transferred to a different position and not retiring. I correct the record on that point. We still need General Petraeus to fill that position…

While I am troubled by the potential questions raised by the employment of a family member on a campaign committee or leadership PAC, I will support the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Senator Feinstein's motion to table the Vitter…

Mr. President, I join our majority leader, Senator Reid, in introducing S. 8, the Rebuilding America's Military Act of 2007. Every Member of the Senate, every Democrat, every Republican, strongly supports our men and women in uniform and…

I heartily join my good friend from Virginia in his assessment of Senator McCain. I know there has been some disagreement as to who would go first, but that should not in any way, I hope, cloud the real affection which I think everybody in…

And would the Senator from Arizona agree with my view that section 8(a)(3) does not make lawful or give the President the authority to make lawful any technique that is not permitted by Common Article 3 or the Detainee Treatment Act?

The changes to the War Crimes Act are actually a responsible modification in order to better comply with America's obligations under the Geneva Conventions to provide effective penal sanction for grave breaches of Common Article 3. It is…

Would you agree that nothing in this provision gives the President, or could give the President, the authority to modify the requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act?

The issue, of course, which we are debating is why, relative to statements obtained prior to December 30, 2005, is another test omitted, which is present for statements obtained after December 30, 2005, which are statements that are…

I understand we have a thumbs up from the rear of the Chamber. I have no objection.

To make sure that the Record is clear, there has never been and has not been any objection--I am sure the majority leader would concur--any objection from this side at any time to the Armed Services Committee meeting today.

I spoke earlier and I wasn't going to speak again so others could, but listening to the Republicans here, I felt compelled to come over. In all my years here, this is the height of hypocrisy. You have sat here year after year failing to…

We will have more to say on this after the next vote. While everyone is here, I thank our chairman. This is the sixth bill he has brought to the Senate of the United States as chairman. It gets better every time. It gets smoother every…

I understand that unresolved amendment on our side may have just been resolved. That adds a note of optimism.

We support the amendment. Obviously, if there is a desire for a rollcall, that is their right. We will be recommending a ``yea'' vote.

Well, it was quoted this morning. It didn't carry the day, but it was very appropriate.

There is recent evidence of that. But we agree on process. We agree on civility. We agree on most matters. We are able to work things out. It is his nature to do that, and we are all very much in his debt. Our wives are on the same path…

While he was making reference to the Senator from Minnesota, I think the chairman was off the floor when the Senator from Minnesota, Mr. Dayton, made some very glowingly positive and affirmative remarks about our chairman and about how he…

The Senator is correct. I asked both Senators Kerry and Feingold as to what their preference is. They do prefer to go first. That is fine with me, if it is OK with the manager of the bill.

I suggest that the two Senators who need 10 minutes each be recognized now and that we try to negotiate these various time needs during their presentation.

I would propose that the Senator from Massachusetts and the Senator from Wisconsin control the time which has been allocated to them. And as to when they bring up their amendment, it would be up to them because, as I envision this, they…

May I have 10 seconds? I wish to add my thanks to the Senator from Nebraska for his very constructive, positive remarks.

I wonder if I may list the sequence on our side so it would be understood that after Senator Carper, we would expect Senator Lautenberg and then Senator Murray, Senator Obama, Senator Biden, and Senator Durbin.