Tom Udall: “I did. Let me say to Chairman Levin, not only lively, robust, but very informative. I learned a lot in the process of…”

“I did. Let me say to Chairman Levin, not only lively, robust, but very informative. I learned a lot in the process of listening to him and to Senator McCain and Senator Durbin and the other Senators who came down about the issue. I think that is the way the Senate works best: to have the amendments and various provisions of the Defense authorization bill be a part of a lively and informative debate. I thank the Senator for that, and I yield the floor. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I assume, then, having watched the debate and been informed, that the Senator from New Mexico now takes the position that Senator Levin and I do on this issue, and his next mission is to convince his colleague from Colorado of the correctness of our position?”