On the recordDecember 1, 2011
I wanted to rise at this time in support of the Feinstein amendment No. 1125, which would modify the requirement that the Armed Forces detain suspected terrorists by adding the word ``abroad'' to ensure that we aren't disrupting domestic counterterrorism efforts. And I would like to correct the record because some of the opponents of the amendment have stated that by inserting the word ``abroad,'' we would be preventing the military from detaining al-Qaida terrorists on U.S. soil, and that is simply not true. The President knows and my colleagues know that I am not comfortable with the detention provisions in this bill because I think they will undermine our fight against terrorism. But this would be an important change, a narrowly focused change in the provisions that have already been put on the floor. Mr. President, is the vote imminent? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). It is.
