I would like to see more felony prosecutions because we are talking about life or death decisions here.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. This is a 60-vote threshold. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I would answer, yes, it has. My amendment only pertains to enemy combatants against whom Congress has declared we are in an armed conflict. And because we are in an armed conflict with al-Qaida and associated forces, the Congress has…

No, I cannot. Mr. McCONNELL. Two days ago the President's top lawyer at the Pentagon defended the administration's decision for use of lethal force against an American citizen who was a member of al-Qaida. In doing so, he noted that using…

It certainly strikes me as very inconsistent. It is especially odd given that the military commissions were enacted by Congress at the suggestion of our Supreme Court. They were passed on a bipartisan basis and were refined by the Obama…

Yes, and yesterday some of our colleagues came to the floor to argue that my amendment would limit the choices available to our Commander-in-Chief in prosecuting terrorists. I would ask the Republican leader the following: In January of…

I do, and the Republican leader is correct that this test case shows that in capturing rather than killing terrorists, we can gain valuable intelligence. Instead of sending Warsame to Guantanamo, though, he was held and interrogated at sea…

I thank our distinguished Republican leader, the senior Senator from Kentucky, for that question. That is correct. My amendment only applies to members of al-Qaida and associated forces who are engaged in an armed conflict against our…

I rise to discuss my amendment, No. 753. This amendment would prohibit the use of funds for fiscal year 2012 for the prosecution of enemy combatants in article III courts. Specifically, it applies to members of al-Qaida or affiliated…

our country continues to be at war with members of al-Qaida, enemy combatants who want to kill Americans and that is why Congress authorized the use of military force to combat these individuals. My amendment applies to the worst of the…

I filed amendment No. 753 to H.R. 2012, the appropriations minibus. My amendment would prohibit the use of funds for fiscal year 2012 for the prosecution of enemy combatants in our article III courts. This prohibition would apply to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 753 to Amendment No. 738