I would want to be shown in opposition to what passed last week, this so-called preference in our sense of the Senate language for going to commissions.

You know, there have been a lot of people that have been convicted in Article III courts of terrorism offenses.

the figures speak for themselves. The fact that over the 7 years we had three who were tried before military commissions and 145 in Article III courts is an indication to me that there was a presumption that the most successful line of…

I do not question the professionalism or integrity of those who were involved in the Judge Advocate Generals' operations.

When it comes to terrorists, American courts cannot try them and American jails cannot hold them.

Sixty of these individuals have already returned to the battlefield that have been released.

I do not think these military commissions have been so discredited.

I hope they can be reconceived in a much fairer fashion.

What we really need is a stick and not a carrot.

We cannot compromise with him. There is no compromise acceptable.

bankruptcy modification is a route that will let families that are able to make reasonable payments save their houses.

Now over 9 million families are expected to lose their homes to foreclosure between now and the end of 2012.

We oppose it anyway.

There is nothing sinister about this. I think that that is what Chapter 13 is there for, isn't it?

It is time to admit that is not working.

This is no longer a subprime crisis. This is a national foreclosure crisis.

It seems to me that our best efforts at voluntary renegotiation have really failed.

if you are trying to get on my good side, it is working.

I started on this trek more than 2 years ago, and I gave a very ominous forecast that if we did not do something quickly in 2007, we could face up to 2 million Americans losing their homes.

This issue still remains, I think, at the core of the weakness of our economy.

The question is whether you have an adequate income to even pay the restructured loans based on the assets you would bring into bankruptcy.

Unfortunately the foreclosure rate in this country has skyrocketed. Let me show you a chart which illustrates it.

I understand, Administrator Mills, that on July 1, SBA will begin guaranteeing loans to dealerships to finance inventories of cars, trucks, RVs, boats, and even manufactured homes.

I happen to come down on the side that Federal involvement in this is warranted.

Now, has that crossed a line where religious speech has now become an incitement to violence?