Political Quotes

“I say to my colleague and distinguished member of the Armed Services Committee, to avoid it in the future, that is precisely the objective of the McCain amendment, to prevent any recurrence. I am not suggesting I corroborate that there have been deviations; I simply say that is a landmark piece of legislation with regard to the future. And it would be, as I said in my remarks a few minutes ago, the guidepost for the future to resolve this issue. Our military has had a great history of correcting through its lessons learned the procedures for the future. The Department of Defense has already implemented substantial reforms in response to its interactions with Congress on these investigations. The areas of concern involving the intelligence community, ghost detainees, and renditions are more appropriately addressed, of course, in the Select Committee on Intelligence. Mr. President, I simply ask that all Senators be informed as to the time remaining on the Levin amendment on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 10 minutes in opposition and 3 minutes under Senator Levin's control.”