I say that for the convenience of people on our side who may come and go. That is the order. I know that obviously--how much time does the Democratic side have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

So just based on the process put forward by the minority whip--obviously we will have one more speaker over here. I assume you will have Democrats to fill the time on your side until 5. I want to make that known to people. Thank you. The…

I thank the Senator for her tremendous courtesy, and I will actually take 1 minute. This afternoon we are going to have a very sober and dignified debate about a foreign policy issue of huge consequence to our Nation and certainly to the…

as has been said, the time is equally divided. Obviously, Republicans have spent a great deal of time on the floor. The order, just for people on our side who are coming and going on our side--we know the next speaker is Senator Feinstein…

I am really glad that the distinguished leader of the Armed Services Committee is going to speak next. The Senator from Arizona probably has more knowledge of the Middle East than almost anybody in this body, but it was my understanding…

I want to thank the Senator from Maryland for his comments and his tremendous leadership on this issue. I note that Senator Collins is here to speak. It is my understanding that she will speak for approximately 30 minutes. Senator Cornyn…

I am going to have more lengthy comments to make on this topic a little later, but I did want first of all to thank the Senator from Illinois for his comments, and I certainly want to thank Senator Cardin--and I will do so more fully in…

I did read those reports. I said to my friend from Illinois earlier: Look, there has been so much that has occurred from the very beginning that has caused people on each side to, in some cases, raise the partisan flag or think that this…

We are being compared to the hardliners in Iran because we have concerns.

They did not want a public debate on Iran.

I just want to say how disappointed I was in the President's comments yesterday relative to Iran.

I emphasized the importance of these last pieces, and I am talking about the inspections, I am talking about the previous military dimensions.