I object to the modification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection to the modification is heard. Is there objection to the original request?

I reserve the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.

I will add that anybody who doesn't believe there is an emergency in the U.S. military is not listening to the U.S. military and has not been following the consequences of what we have done over the last 5 or 6 years in terms of cuts to…

Thank you. I compliment Senator Shaheen and all those involved in trying to get to yes. The people who had concerns about your amendment, I understand their concerns. You are able to find a way to accommodate those concerns. This is sort…

I will in a moment. Let me make this real to you. We will have a big debate. I would love to have a hearing. This guy pictured here is Anwar al-Awlaki. He is dead, thank God. He was an American citizen and head of Al Qaeda in Yemen…

I thank the Senator. Here is the issue: To those who are a slave to these sequestration caps, to those who believe sequestration and this budget practice we are involved with is going to save the country, boy, I couldn't disagree with you…

if I could finish my thought, what I would suggest to Senator Lee is that the prudent thing for us to do is to have another hearing because the last one we had was in 2012. Listen to the FBI Director and Homeland Security Secretary and see…

No. 1, I will object, and let me tell you why. The last time we had a hearing about the issue of whether or not an American citizen can be held as an enemy combatant if they collaborate with Al Qaeda was 2012. Since 2012, things have…

that is a great question. They are called night letters. Let me tell you how this works. I was in Kandahar with the rule of law field forces, and we were trying to build up the capacity of their judges in Kandahar. The judges were being…

I would be glad to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

the first thing I would say is I blame the Taliban. They are the ones who are doing the killing. What I would say to Senators is, where you can help people who make our country safer, you should. All of us should try to find a way to get…

Yes. Mr. McCAIN. Suppose this unanimous consent request is objected to by a Member. Would my colleague say the blood of these interpreters who will be killed and their families murdered is on their hands? Would my friend say that just…

to be recognized to speak in support of the McCain amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 4229

to Members of the body on both sides of the aisle, I appreciate the effort to produce a bipartisan national defense authorization bill. I think our committee did a good job in coming up with a bipartisan bill, but as a body and as a…

I yield back the remainder of our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the Durbin amendment.

I will just take a couple of minutes to keep everybody awake. The history of this program is pretty interesting. In 1992, by mandate, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program began within the Department of Defense with an…

No. 1, when it comes to Senator Durbin, there is no stronger voice for medical research in the Senate and he should be proud of that. Senator Durbin and I are cochairing the NIH caucus, the National Institutes of Health, to make sure we…

as to the Durbin amendment, I want people to understand what we are trying to do. There is $900 million spent on medical research in the Department of Defense. All we are asking is that the money being spent be related to the defense needs…

how much time is remaining on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 22 minutes.

how much time is remaining for our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 30 minutes remaining for the majority.

If it is OK with the Senator, I will make a few comments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina is recognized.

The Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint River system is a critically important asset to the Southeastern United States' ecology, economy, and heritage. Unfortunately, it has also become a point of intense political friction and lengthy…

I just want to thank the chair and the ranking member for working with me on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Graham). The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $3,000,000)''. Page 8, line 10, after the dollar amount…

More than 120 Members and every Democrat of the Florida delegation have asked for a vote on fully funding the fight against Zika. In Florida, we have had more than 100 recorded cases of Zika. There is no doubt we are in the midst of a…