Steny Hoyer: “I wanted nothing more than to come to this floor today and vote for a military commissions bill that comports with our…”

“I wanted nothing more than to come to this floor today and vote for a military commissions bill that comports with our American values, that the rest of the world would see as fair and humane, that honors our international commitments and protects our own troops who fall into enemy hands... But, regrettably, the bill before us today, in my opinion, falls far short of the high standards that this Congress and the American people expect and demand and indeed that the world expects of America. This legislation at bottom is really more about who we are as a people than it is about those who seek to harm us.”