Mark Warner

I believe at this time I am scheduled. Does the Senator from Pennsylvania have control of the time?

They are very proud of the fact that they erected a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and particularly on D-day. The President of the United States came down to speak at the time of…

I shall always remember you as my teacher in the past, my teacher today, and my teacher so long as the good Lord keeps us here together.

There you sit, Mr. Byrd, and there is not one among us who will ever be able to match you, I think, in so many ways.

And spare us from some of your wrath and your ability to drive those delegations to utter exhaustion to perform our official duties and perhaps such other things that we did at other times, mostly related to history. How lucky we all are…

At the end of this long day and the conclusion of this Armed Services bill, I thank my colleague. I recognize that under the rules of our caucus I have done my 6 years, and I step down.

I thank our colleague from Missouri. He worked very diligently on this amendment. It is another example of how we must reach down from time to time and provide a caring hand for particularly those young men and women in uniform today who…

Once again I thank colleagues for the unanimous vote, 96 to 0, sending a strong message to the men and women of the Armed Forces.

For those Senators who may not have heard that vote, if I am correct it was 98 yeas, 0 nays. That is a strong voice from the Senate of the United States in support of the men and women of the Armed Forces. I thank each and every one of you.

Would the majority leader authorize the chairman to seek final passage when we are ready to go?

As a courtesy to the Senator, I move to reconsider the votes and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

The managers are working to try to resolve a number of issues in the hopes we can complete this bill. I will eventually reply to the Senator from Georgia. I wonder if at this time, without losing the floor, he will yield to his colleague…

I say that is not fair to the men and women of the Armed Forces who use this program. I am not trying to keep in place something that is not adequately serving this constituency and the Department of Defense. I would rather put in a fix if…

I continue to be very depressed by the knowledge that this Senator has on the subject. I freely admit that I do not have the depth of knowledge. I understand initially the amendment called for a study. Then, as provided under the rules of…

It is represented to me the DTS, the defense system is not merely a travel booking system, but it has much broader functionality than any of the Federal Government e-travel systems. In short, DTS is an end-to-end accounting system that…

It has been told to me that 95 percent of the Senator's goals have been achieved and that by October 1 of this year, it will be 100 percent.

If I can address the Senator with regard to this amendment, it is an amendment the Senate has visited before. I would like to have the Senator's observation of whether my information is correct. The Senator has been at this 2 years. I…

If I might first thank my colleague from Oklahoma. A few people around here will say they are going to be here at a certain time and show up at a certain time. The Senator was committed to come here at a certain time, and I thank him.

That is right. Who quoted Edward R. Murrow, something about the strength of our Nation depends on the diversity of thinking and expression?

I thank my colleague who has worked side by side with me these 28 years on these matters. When I look back on my modest career in the Senate, I can't think of any other Senator with whom I have had a better relationship and a more trusting…

We have covered as much ground as we can procedurally at this point, and I yield the floor. Amendment No. 4377

Before we start on the next speaker, as I understand it, the standing order recites that the Levin amendment would be the first vote. If I understand the request of the distinguished colleague from Michigan, there is a preference to have…

In fairness, we should give the sponsors of the Kerry-Feingold amendment the opportunity to speak to the Senate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Who yields time?

I am trying to accommodate Senators. I ask my friend, if he desires to speak, can he advise the manager of the bill how much time he would like?

Good. I relinquish the management of this bill to the Senator from Alabama and such time that Senator Sessions and Senator Harkin may require. I thank all for their participation.