Lindsey Graham

I have discussed it with one of the cosponsors of the amendment, Senator Warner, yes. I have been to Guantanamo Bay with Senator Warner and others, where we have talked about this. Yes, sir, I am very sure that the chairman knows about…

Yes. Mr. McCAIN. Does the Senator know how many detainees have been brought to trial in Guantanamo Bay?

This has been a fascinating legal discussion. May I have a minute or two to answer?

It is not only my understanding, it is also part of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. There is a specific section that makes it a crime to abuse a detainee or a prisoner.

That is absolutely right. It uses the terms the Senator has just uttered and makes it a statutory prohibition to engage in that conduct. It takes what the President said, we are going to treat people humanely, gets the Congress involved…

And it will be. There will be a section that is specific for unlawful enemy combatants. That is not a traditional way to deal with them versus POWs.

I would like at this time to submit it to the desk if I may. Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to propose this amendment, the Senator from Alabama be allowed to speak for 10 minutes, the amendment be set aside, and the…

Let us make it 30 minutes so that we can get everybody in, equally divided. I believe Senator Leahy wants to speak on it.

I don't understand the reasoning or motivation behind this provision. But it is clear that it could be easily abused. This is a great example of how the process is inadequate in terms of passing legislation without legitimate input from…

Does the Senator further realize that at least half of the people called to active duty from the Guard and Reserve leave behind civilian jobs and thus have a reduction in pay, sometimes substantial?

When we talk about people with agendas, there are all kinds of political agendas when one talks about nuclear programs. That is just politics, and that is the strength of America. There is nothing wrong with that. I have a letter from the…

They do, and when they come back home because of what we did last year they get health care for 6 months. But after that 6 months, 25 percent of them go back into the civilian world where they have no health care, zero. That is not right…

The way the program works, you can be a temporary employee working 16 hours, work a year, then get health care, and you pay a premium. If you work 16 hours a week, you can get full-time health care benefits paying a premium. What a Guard…

As much as you and I dislike him, as mean a tyrant as he is and we know he'd kill us all tomorrow. I am so proud of you.

Nothing in the language of this bill is intended in any way to undermine the legal basis for abortion rights, as expressed by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions. Based on my extensive experience as a prosecutor in…

The Laci Peterson case is a death penalty case because there are two victims. All we are saying is Federal law should address reality. When Michael Lenz lost his wife in the Oklahoma City bombing incident, he also lost his son, Michael…

I particularly appreciate his sense of urgency to move forward on these issues and present to the Senate and the American people a set of reforms that will give them greater security.

Senator Leahy said in 1998: [I]f we don't like somebody the President nominates, vote him or her down or up. He was right then. I am very afraid that we are opening the darkest chapter in the history of the Senate when it comes to judges…

I reiterate, as far as I am concerned, the past is the past, and I am more worried about the future. I have been here a year and all I have known since I have been here is fussing and fighting about everything, particularly judges. It has…

The Senator from Virginia made a good point. There are a lot of people confused, and the Senator put me in that category. I sat here and listened to this debate. Is it true that the main difference between the example they are using and…

If I may raise one more issue, I am concerned that United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has at times not followed report recommendations made by the Senate and House Appropriations Committees. Is it the manager's…

It has as a cost estimate using 80,000 reservists when, in fact, they tell us the participation rates will be three times higher than that.

The participation rates are at 80,000. They are basing the current numbers on the 2002, 80,000 reservists mobilized. They are telling us that is not a true number; that, in reality, if this second option were offered, they would go from…

Mr. President, there is a better day coming. It is a cloudy day right now. We are worried about our families and our troops, but there is a bright day coming. Our American servicemen will give freedom to Iraq, make us more secure. They are…

After having reviewed the documents, I am willing to agree to the modifications as offered by my senior Senator and the modification offered by the Senator from North Dakota. I am willing to do that. I think it is a good first step.