Political Quotes

“I simply say to colleagues we are putting on them a considerable burden in a very short period of time. I ask a very clear question of the proponent of this amendment, the Senator from Connecticut. In 90 days we have to dismantle a great deal of our interrogation--in Afghanistan, in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay--right as this country is in the middle of combat operations, right at a time when men and women of our Armed Forces, of our coalition forces, are at great personal risk. A few interrogators at this point in time are implicated in the tragic events in the prison situation. As the Senator well knows, the Armed Services Committee is probing that as quickly as we can given the limited time we have had. This bill has been on the floor of the Senate, but we had to temporarily set aside our work. We hope, once I consult with the leadership and members of the committee, to resume that. The point being, this is not the time to put a 90-day jackhammer that severs our ability to continue our interrogation of prisoners with the use of contractors.”