We do not have a jail in the war on terror for future captures, and I think that makes us less safe.

So my view is that we are less safe if we do not have a prison.

I urge and will have other Senators urge you to find a solution to this problem within 30 days.

I want to congratulate you and all those who are risking their lives in the war on terror and fighting crime for very serious and substantial tactical successes against a very vicious enemy.

I buy into the idea of all-of-the-above approach that sometimes Article III courts may be the best venue in trying terrorists.

It would be a national disgrace to allow this guy to escape justice.

I have come to conclude Gitmo is not going to close, and there is no viable option other than Guantanamo being used.

I have come to conclude--and I may not be the best vote counter in the world--that we are not going to close Gitmo anytime soon.

We have an election that is coming up in 2012, in November 2012. We will be pressing for the closure of the facility between now and then.

The minority leader is absolutely right. I would add to my good friend from Kentucky, it is even more. It is not just about us. What we are denying General Petraeus, the new CIA Director, is new authorization language that he needs to…

Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. Am I correct, I would say to my friends from South Carolina and New Hampshire and Arizona, that because of the administration's opposition to a detainee treatment provision that was, I gather, approved overwhelmingly in…

We have a bipartisan proposal that will allow us as a nation to make rational decisions about detention, and the White House is holding it up. There are provisions in this bill that affect the day-to-day lives of the men and women in our…

Not only are most Americans upset about that but they worry about what comes down the road. That is what I am worried about. The Senate legislation is trying to create a pathway forward for the future. What do you do with these people we…

I thank the Senator from Arizona and all of my colleagues working on what is a very difficult subject matter. When 25 to 1 is the outcome, that is pretty good. I like Senator Reid. This goes back to the White House. This is President…

And to any high school student out there, I think it should be.

When I vote, the Supreme Court does matter.

I rise to speak on two topics, briefly, the nomination of Judge Henry Floyd for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the motion to proceed on China's currency. First, Judge Henry Floyd has been nominated by President Obama to serve on…

But the best thing I think we could do as a Nation, Admiral Mullen, is to provide capacity to will.

But we have a national security interest still in Iraq, right? So it's in our national security interest to know what's going on inside that country.

Now, you're the guy that said we need to go into Pakistan and get bin Laden. God bless you.

Al Qaeda is the biggest loser in Iraq; would you agree with that, Secretary Panetta?

That's the dumbest construct in the entire world, to try to find $600 billion in savings, is to put DOD at risk, destroy the finest military in the history of the world.

today I wish to pay tribute to Mike Mullen who is retiring as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after more than 43 years of distinguished service to our country. Admiral Mullen began his rise in the Navy as a midshipman at the…

I wish to thank you and Senator Leahy for bringing the nomination to the floor. Very quickly, colleagues, this is a confirmation vote for Timothy Cain to be a Federal judge in South Carolina. Tim was my law partner, so I will just put my…

I thank the Chair. This is very important. We are broke at home, and there are a lot of things we could and should be doing for our States. I want to try to get our fiscal house in order, but we have to defend this country. The foreign…