But you would work for greater transparency provided it does not jeopardize security.

Now, there has always been an age-old struggle between security and liberty.

the job of FBI Director is one of the most important jobs in the Nation.

a 10-year appointment is the right amount--not lifetime, too removed; not shorter, too susceptible to whims.

My view, when you have the classic conflict of liberty and security, is, first, the debate should be open.

an independent arbiter must determine whether these rules are being followed.

If it is true that none of the 18 requests for orders last year were denied... how can the American people be assured the FISA Court is exercising real oversight?

you are more than capable of exercising independent judgment, even out-and-out courage in the face of enormous political and professional pressure.

this would certainly be a chapter.

I wish to thank my colleague from Rhode Island. As usual, he is graceful and thoughtful as well as being an outstanding legislator with a great deal of passion. I know he wants to speak on the issue he is ready to speak about, but, again…

we are now approaching the final hour of this debate on how to fix our broken immigration system--the debate we have been having for 3 weeks here on the Senate floor, for 7 months among the Gang of 8, and for decades in this Nation. I want…

I would tell my friend from Michigan, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, that I am aware that the Department of Defense has some concerns with respect to section 1103 and also that it has some suggestions for our consideration…

thank you. I thank the Senator from Ohio for his good work on his piece of legislation. I will talk about that in a minute. I want to just talk in general about where we are. Obviously, this has been a long hard road, and we are on the…

this is the first time that I have introduced someone the President has referred to as, quote, 'one of the most brilliant economic minds of his generation.'

It is very hard to explain. It is sort of twisted logic a little bit, it is sort of pretzel-like logic. It is also pretzel-like logic to delay votes for so many weeks and then say all at once we need hundreds and hundreds of amendments…

I would be happy to yield to my friend from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. My understanding is that there were 17 amendments that were just proposed by the majority leader, and it was opposed by the Senator from Iowa because we were not allowing…

I thank my colleague. Reclaiming my time, I would say, when we get a nerd from Ohio and a farmer from Big Sandy, MT, together, of course we are going to get a very good amendment. The bottom line, though, is simple. That amendment is in…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana, as Senator McCain said, for her continued patience. I think what she proposes makes a great deal of sense. There are a whole lot of amendments--and we did this in committee under Senator Leahy's…

OK. I think this makes sense. We are working on the ones that require votes. We should be working simultaneously on the ones that are noncontroversial, and let us hope we can come to some agreement so we can all vote on this bill and move…

Does the Senator deny that of the 1,000 pages, about 100 pages are new text and the rest is just the old text of the existing bill and that over a weekend every Senator should be able to read 100 pages of important legislation?

I ask unanimous consent that I be given 1 minute for both the question and the answer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

what is the status of the time that remains for each side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proponents of the measure retain 25 minutes; opponents have 7 minutes.

I rise in strong support of the Corker- Hoeven amendment. I have listened carefully to those who are opposed who have come to the floor today and Friday, and I have come to one conclusion: They won't take yes for an answer. Most of the…

I thank my colleague from Tennessee for his hard work, his diligence. One of the hallmarks of a truly outstanding legislator is the ability to walk in the other person's shoes. It is something we should all try to do, to see why the other…

Well, I thank the leader for his very kind words. He is a kind man as well as a strong man. I thank him for being my friend, for being a great leader. I will add one additional group to others who thought I could put together a proposal…