this has made it possible for us to be here tonight, and I wanted to say that while Senator Landrieu was on the floor and to express what I think is, if not the unanimous, certainly the near unanimous gratitude of this body, because I…

I yield myself 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the time between now and 12:15 be equally divided between myself, working with Senator McCain in opposition to the Udall amendment, and controlled by Senator Udall. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…

we have approximately a half hour on each side. I am wondering how much time Senator Graham needs?

how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan has 4 minutes remaining. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to yield 2 minutes to the Senator from New Hampshire…

let me also thank our friend from Colorado for his contributions to the committee. He is a valuable member of our committee, and he is no less valuable because he is offering an amendment with which I happen to disagree. Two quick factual…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 29, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select committee on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 29, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the legislative fellow in the office of Senator Baucus, Air Force MAJ Jason Wright, be granted floor privileges for the duration of the debate on this bill, S. 1867. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

the Supreme Court has recently ruled--this is the Supreme Court talking: There is no bar to this Nation's holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant. A citizen, no less than an alien, can be part of the supporting forces hostile…

I move to reconsider the vote. Mr. McCAIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.

How much time is remaining, Mr. President? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan has 45 seconds. The Senator from Colorado has 1 minute. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Colorado be…

He only needs 2 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. Two minutes, at least. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Such time as he may need. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.

I wonder if Senator Udall also heard that. I believe, and I think it is the intention of all of us, that we vote on this as soon as possible after 2:15. I yield the floor. Mr. McCAIN. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING…

I yield 30 seconds to Senator Graham. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.

I would rather not at this point. There are a number of sections in this bill. My dear friend Senator Udall says ``these sections'' as though there are a whole bunch of sections that are at issue. There is really only one section that is…

I yield 8 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. I object. We have had a long time from the sponsor of the amendment, the chief proponent; we are going to have 10 minutes from the Senator of Illinois. So I yield to the Senator from South Carolina 10 minutes.

The Senator from Arizona will control, if this is all right with the Senator, half of our time. Will that be all right? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

So now before us is the Paul amendment No. 1064, with 30 minutes of debate. I do not see Senator Paul in the Chamber. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Baucus be added as a cosponsor to our Levin-McCain amendment No. 1092. The PRESIDING…

I understand there is a pending UC that Senator Udall is to be recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes. Under the previous order, the Senator from Colorado is recognized. Amendment No. 1107

Secondly, there are two colloquies between myself and Senator Sherrod Brown. At the end of these colloquies, in both cases, Senator Brown withdraws the amendments referred to in the colloquies, amendments Nos. 1260 and 1262. So I ask…

There have been so many misstatements and facts that have been made, it is hard to keep up with them. Let me just take the last statement the Senator from Illinois made about changing military tribunal law. There is no change in military…

I wonder if the Senator from Kentucky would just yield for 30 seconds, not to be taken from his time, so I can answer a question that has been asked of me: What happened to the approximately 35 to 40 amendments which we had cleared? Why…

I am aware of the concerns raised by the Senator from Ohio, and I assure him that I will give careful consideration to those concerns as we go to conference with the House of Representatives on this provision.

I am aware of the issue, and of the concerns raised by the Senator from Ohio about this definition. Section 823 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 directed the Secretary of Defense to review the…