Dec 1, 2011
If anybody wishes to speak, speak now. All time is yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is on amendment No. 1126 offered by the Senator from California.
Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.
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Dec 1, 2011
How much time do we have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Dec 1, 2011
To Senator Feinstein, I do believe the second provision is where we want to be, at least from my point of view. To my colleagues, I never intended by 1031 to change the law imposing a greater burden on American citizens or more exposure to…
Dec 1, 2011
How much time do we have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eight minutes. You were allotted 3 minutes.
Dec 1, 2011
I would say why I wanted to do that. I want to be able to say--and not to my political advantage. But I want to be able to tell people post-Abu Ghraib, post-early Guantanamo Bay, we have cleaned up our act. We are trying to get the balance…
Dec 1, 2011
In this case where somebody is worried about being picked up by a rogue executive branch because they went to the wrong political rally, they don't have to worry very long, because our Federal courts have the right and the obligation to…
Dec 1, 2011
May I add something. I want to respond to one of my good friends, Senator Paul, who said, Well, that is all good, but sometimes in democracies you let in very bad people and I don't want to give broad power to the executive branch that…
Dec 1, 2011
One of the things you learn in military law school is the Posse Comitatus Act, because if a military member or a unit is asked to assist in a law enforcement function, that is prohibited in this country. Why is that? We don't want to…
Dec 1, 2011
No one is going to be put in jail because they disagree with Lindsey Graham or Barack Obama. We are trying to fight a war. I would say something even more basic. It is in my political interest, quite frankly, being from South Carolina--a…
Dec 1, 2011
Right. Well, let's keep talking about it because the more we talk about it the more interesting the whole concept becomes. The last time I looked, there were no civilian jails overseas. So when we capture a terrorist overseas, the only…
Dec 1, 2011
Well, my belief is that most Americans would want our military being able to combat al-Qaida at home as much as they would abroad. I think most Americans would be very upset to hear that the military has no real role in combatting al-Qaida…
Dec 1, 2011
Wouldn't it be kind of hard to explain to our constituents that our top lawyers in the Pentagon and CIA said today that once an American citizen decides to help al-Qaida they can be killed in a drone attack, but the Congress somehow says…
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