Bill Lee

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. It…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his clarity on this issue. Mr. Chair, in the nearly 15 years, according to a Congressional Research Service report, the AUMFs that we are discussing today--the 2001 and the 2002--have been used…

First, let me just say I rise in very strong support of the McGovern-Jones-Lee amendment. I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his strong, steady, and bold leadership on this issue and issues of war and peace. Mr. Chairman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) None of the funds made…

We are going to try again with a variation of what we just discussed. This is another amendment to reclaim our constitutional authority over matters of war and peace, and I ask Members to support the Lee- Jones-Welch amendment. Our…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his important and consistent work to bring financial sense to the Pentagon. I rise to urge my colleagues to support the Polis-Lee amendment. This amendment will help rein in unnecessary and bloated…

As I said, my son attended school in Grenada, and I am a frequent visitor to the region. So I am very proud to see us debate this today and, hopefully, pass the bill again on June 13. Congress unanimously passed H. Con. Res. 71, which Mr…

First, let me take a moment to offer my condolences and prayers to the families and victims of the horrific gun violence against the LGBT community in Orlando. These despicable acts have shattered the lives of so many people. Our response…

I agree. I note the presence of my distinguished colleague from California, and I yield the floor so that she can address the body. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

We are trying to get a vote. This got a vote in 2012. It received 67 votes from people of both parties, votes from some Members--including at least one person whom you may be thinking of who has objections to it now. We need this to get a…

That is absolutely right, and that is precisely why we need these protections. That helps illustrate the slippery-slope nature of this problem. And it also emphasizes why it is that there are some in our body who want to make sure this…

as my colleague is asking the question, I assume she has the answer.

I have been asked by a couple of my colleagues why it is that I couldn't just have the good sense to let their amendments go through. I say let's do it. Let's have it right now. I support the amendment. Let's vote on it right now. Let's…

I rise today to discuss and urge my colleagues to support amendment No. 4448, the due process guarantee amendment. This amendment addresses a little known problem that I believe most Americans would be shocked to discover even exists…

I ask unanimous consent that Frederick L. Dressler, a national security fellow in the office of Senator Ayotte be granted the privilege of the floor during consideration of S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act. The PRESIDING…

what my distinguished colleagues from North Dakota and Indiana are proposing is to unleash the Export-Import Bank from the constraints under which it currently must operate and to begin authorizing transactions above $10 million. Between…

reserving the right to object, I sat here and I heard some fairly hyperbolic arguments--arguments suggesting somehow that anyone who has other amendments they would like to have considered are somehow unpatriotic or unsympathetic if they…

That is correct. This wouldn't cover them at all because that person is outside the United States. That person is captured on a battlefield outside the United States. That person wouldn't be covered under this amendment.

I am grateful to respond to both points made by my distinguished colleague, the Senator from North Dakota. In the first place, as to the need to have a full-throated debate, I welcome that. That is exactly what we need. It is what I have…

I object to the original request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Utah.

If the Senator will yield, I will answer---- Mr. McCAIN. Let me finish. Don't you understand what is at stake here? Do you respect General Petraeus, General Nicholson, and General McChrystal? Every one of them has written to us and said…

No. No. Due process can include habeas, but someone might say habeas corpus is the beginning of due process, not the end. Sometimes it occurs at the beginning, sometimes at the end, but regardless of when in the process it occurs, a habeas…

We can't have sick people trying to work, we cannot have people who don't receive enough to eat.

I believe every person that is able-bodied, unless they have some impairment other than adequate childcare, or something else that prevents them from being able to get to and from a job, should work.