Haley Stevens: “I am informed there are objections from Members of the Committee on Armed Services to this amendment. I urge them to…”

“I am informed there are objections from Members of the Committee on Armed Services to this amendment. I urge them to come over and defend their position. This Senator was prepared to accept the amendment. It may be subject to a point of order. I am not sure. I do believe there are detainee items in the House-passed bills that would be germane under the circumstances, but it is another example, I might say, of the problems we get into when items that pertain to legislation end up on appropriations bills. We are not really prepared to debate the amendment. I urge Members of the Committee on Armed Services who wish to do so to debate this amendment. My only question is--I know the Senator is an extremely good attorney--has the phrase ``unlawful enemy combatant'' been used in any other portion of our laws of the Geneva Conventions?”