I ask unanimous consent that all morning business time be yielded back unless there is a request on the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

If the government had to file its accounts under GAAP, current measures of both deficits and public debt would be far different.

Let me also say that section 1031 of this bill is one that definitely needs to be changed, if not eliminated. It will, for the first time in the history of the United States of America, authorize the indefinite detention of American…

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

over the years, I have visited dozens of schools in Illinois, and I have learned more about the childhood obesity problem in this country by stepping into the lunch room than I have just about anywhere else. Particularly in disadvantaged…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1884 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I don't know--I now have the floor, so I will proceed. First, let me thank the Senator from Arizona. We have served together in the House and in the Senate. I respect him very much. I certainly have the highest respect, as well, for the…

I say to the Senator from South Carolina, I yielded for a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I have the greatest respect for the Senator and the administration, but I think I am also entitled to my own conclusion.

Not being a member of the committee, I did not follow it as closely as the Senator did. I respect him very much and take his word.

Let me just say to my colleague, whom I respect and count as a friend, the critical difference between the Senator from Michigan and the Senator from South Carolina is this: The Hamdi case involved an American citizen, part of the Taliban…

I thank the Senator from Colorado for his strong statement and totally support his position. This change in the Defense authorization bill goes beyond a military decision. It goes to the fundamental questions of principles of our…

I am going to. I would say to the Senator from Arizona, I think it is important we take some time on this important issue. Mr. McCAIN. I would say it is important that all voices be heard.

Senator McCain, of course, as the ranking member, will have ample opportunity to express his point of view. What I am asking the Senator from Colorado is this: Taking into consideration the language that is now being presented in this…

If the Senator from Arizona will forgive me, I would ask one more question through the Chair. The question goes back to the point the Senator made: Section 1031, as I understand it, would be a departure from current law and would say that…

I will yield after I complete my point. I believe most of us feel if someone is charged with terrorism--an American citizen--that normally they would be subjected to constitutional protections and rights as American citizens. For those who…

No. It is not pending. Mr. McCAIN. It is too bad. Let me just say to the Senator from Illinois, this is an important issue, and I understand how important it is to him. But this legislation has a lot to do with defending this country. For…

I wish to ask another question through the Chair of the Senator from California. Two weeks ago, I went to the University of Illinois Children's Hospital. A woman came there who had been suffering from asthma her entire life and talked to…

I am glad the Senator entered it in the Record. If the Senator will yield for one more question.

First, I wish to thank the Senator for her leadership on this issue, and I wish to direct a question through the Chair. I noticed earlier that Senator Paul, who is asking for us to basically eliminate the standard of protection when it…

I directed the question to the Senator from California. I don't know what the timeframe is, but I am happy to have her response.

There would be none. And if I am not mistaken as well, he has said on the floor this has no direct impact on asthma and pulmonary disease, even producing a chart to that effect. I wish to ask the Senator from California--because I visited…

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) are necessarily absent.

It seems to me that the Republican argument from Senator Paul comes along two lines. First, air pollution doesn't hurt, so don't be worried if there is more of it. And what we have is medical evidence and testimony from the experts he is…