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

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

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.

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

When I vote, the Supreme Court does matter.

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