The first question is, There has been much talk of a shutdown. Am I correct that we do not have to hypothesize what a shutdown would look like, that we, in fact, saw that in 1995 with two temporary, partial shutdowns that occurred when…

Mr. President, I do indeed share those thoughts and feelings and the obligation we owe to our constituents to honor our word and put action behind our words. I would ask the Senator from Utah if he would yield for a series of three short…

Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from Utah for his leadership on this issue. I am proud to stand with Senator Lee, Senator Rubio, and with so many others. I can tell my colleagues that in the State of Texas, Texans overwhelmingly…

I am proud to say that I am introducing my bill with the support of Chairman Leahy, Senator Blumenthal, and a number of other Senators.

About 500 prisoners, including senior members of Al-Qaeda, escaped from the Abu Ghraib prison.

I do not believe the facts justify that rosy assessment.

Well, with respect, General, it will go to zero with respect to those detainees if they remain detained.

Foreclosing the option to detain and interrogate people is, I would suggest, as I am sure Senator Feinstein knows, a real impediment to our ability to prosecute a war like the one that has been thrust upon us by people who operate with a…

It is easy to say close Guantanamo and get an applause from various audiences. The harder question then is what do you do with these terrorists.

28 percent of former Guantanamo detainees re-engaged in terrorism.

I think it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the Commander-in-Chief.