Mark Warner

I have to object if the Warner amendment is not included in the unanimous consent agreement.

I have talked to the Administraive Office of the Courts, and I will get that answer to the Senator.

If I could ask my distinguished colleague, were you not faced with the same dilemma several years ago and managed to get a courthouse named for a sitting judge in your State by action of the Appropriations Committee?

I must say, I am impressed with the thoroughness with which our colleague has researched this issue and the fervor with which he speaks. But I pose this question: The Department of Defense estimates it will cause a 3-year delay and cost…

That is correct. In the event the Senate concurs in the position of both of us with regard to the forthcoming vote and the Senate agrees as to germaneness, it is my intention to call up my amendment, which is the 2006 armed services bill…

That is the request of the Senator from Virginia. I thank the Presiding Officer.

Yes. That is precisely what I asked the Presiding Officer to accept, and I think your ruling is consistent with the request of the Senator from Virginia. We can proceed.

I have to say in fairness that I have checked with the Parliamentarian each step of my procedure yesterday and today. I have checked, and it was the interpretation given to me, as frequently given to Members of this body by the…

Yes, of course, I recognize that. I was just trying to be informed as to how the rest of us can plan our schedules. The Senator from Connecticut might well desire what period of time?

I join the distinguished majority leader and others who have spoken on behalf of the President's nomination of a very distinguished member of the bar of the State of Texas and, indeed, the profession of law all across America, where she…

--you and your fellow Senators from the three States most grievously affected. If you wait a minute, I will give you the following figures. Today, more than 72,000 members of the Armed Forces have been deployed to the Gulf Coast, including…

Then I yield to the wisdom of the Presiding Officer and the Parliamentarian and at some point in time that judgment can be made. I yield the floor to my good friend.

We have labored together these 27 years. This, too, shall be overcome in one way or another. I thank my friend from Connecticut. I am impressed with the enthusiasm he expressed at this hour of the night.

May I assure our colleague and others who have expressed an interest, Senator Levin and I are working toward those ends. I take full responsibility for the concept of the cloture. It has achieved, a significant result thus far. We have up…

I say to our good friend and colleague, we will take under consideration the Senator's amendment with great care.

I can answer that. If you look at the second McCain amendment, basically that amendment is directed at that question. That is my understanding.

I do need to make certain that this modification will treat the subject of how a person is detained with equal specificity as to how they are to be interrogated. As you know from your experience of 20 years in the JAG--as a matter of fact…

The three of us, together with others who have talked with us, I think, have made a very valuable contribution because all eyes are on America as to how we conduct these difficult situations. Tomorrow we will have an opportunity to further…

This is another very important step forward, drawing on the very profound remarks made earlier today by our distinguished colleague from Arizona. The three of us have worked together. I want to clarify one aspect because when I looked at…

Clearly, the unlawful has no advantages over, as we might say, the lawful. They are on equal status, so to speak?

In fairness to our colleagues, let us clear that up in the course of the debate on the amendment of the Senator from South Carolina. Might I ask from the Senator from Florida how much time he would like?

I am not aware of that. I have been on the floor. I know that we checked with the Senator's side and there was some doubt as to whether there could be votes.

Give them the benefit of the doubt to find out, but this is at the desk right now. This is the moving target on this BRAC. I am strongly in favor of the current BRAC law being implemented as it is written in the law, not deviating in any…

I am familiar with that. These communities could not begin to attract new business, could not get new capital. They would become almost stagnated not knowing which way that decision would go. I thank my distinguished leader for his…

If I might advise the Senate, there was a UC in place whereby the Senator from South Carolina was to be recognized for the purpose of bringing an amendment to the attention of the Senate. He has been patiently waiting some period of time…