Kelly Ayotte

I would agree with that. The Senator has already pointed out how important it is to have these provisions in place to give the officials who do this work every day whom we have so much respect for the ability to gather intelligence. We…

That is right. That is the law of the land. That is what is reflected in this provision in the Defense Authorization Act. It is reflective of case law issued by our U.S. Supreme Court, which in not only that case but in subsequent cases…

In response to the Senator from South Carolina, I would say, unfortunately, our country is the goal for al-Qaida, and we saw that with September 11 and the horrible attacks on our country that day that killed Americans. They want to come…

Yes. Actually, this amendment I am bringing forward is consistent with the administration's budget request they submitted for the Congress's consideration. So this is a situation where, after a careful hearing we had before a subcommittee…

Yes, this is a very high priority of the Air Force, because in this difficult time when they are making reductions, this is an area where they can meet our national security needs. Yet Congress has actually asked the Air Force to maintain…

I will yield to the Senator. Mr. McCAIN. Is it correct that the U.S. Air Force not only supports this but considers it one of their very high priorities?

The business community needs certainty, guidance and predictability when it comes to antitrust laws.

I just want to say this is a very important issue to a noble profession in the Northeast.

I appreciate your updating on that. When I think about the fact that we have Veterans Day tomorrow, this is so important that we obviously treat the remains of our fallen with dignity and respect.

I am deeply troubled by the reports about what has happened at the mortuary at the Dover Air Force Base. I am sure you would agree with me, this is outrageous that remains of our soldiers would be put in a landfill and not treated with the…

I certainly have great confidence in all of you and the tremendous service that you have that whatever decision Congress makes, that it will be very clear to our service men and women as to the chain of command.

I assume that having the Commandant is incredibly valuable on the Chairman of the JCS and that it has not resulted in any confusion on the role of the Navy with respect to the Marine Corps and advising the Chairman?

I just wanted to follow up, General Amos, on what Senator Brown had asked you about.

This represents a vulnerability that goes--could be far-reaching if we do not address it within DOD.

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

We ought to be aggressively prosecuting these criminal entities, and that is what they are.

So you would agree with me that taxpayers should not have to pay twice for the goods...

In my view, I think we need to send a stronger message to China rather than trying to continue to talk...

Why would we even allow those products to come across our borders?

It is a matter of life and death with these products.

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…

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 think there is huge risk with this strategy and what we are going to try to undertake in Iraq.

This is authority that I don't want you to have to come back to Congress for.

The reason that we passed this stuff is because it was getting overly lawyered, and we needed to give you the authority.