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

I find myself, as chairman, having to live up to my responsibilities. Not only do I have the highest regard for our colleague from Georgia, I have a high regard for this airplane. These airplanes are stationed in Virginia. I am supporting…

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.

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

we will turn to the distinguished Senator from Georgia for his amendment, with 1 hour equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia. Amendment No. 4261

the order requires that the votes be taken. I ask for the yeas and nays on both amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is in order to seek the yeas and nays on both amendments. Is there a sufficient second? There is a…

we want to schedule that vote. So it is agreed that will be the subject of a rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

is it possible for the managers to look at this for a moment before it is sent up? I think it would help facilitate matters. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill…

I had intended to reserve a brief period of time for the President pro tempore, Mr. Stevens, but in his absence, I will just once again conclude. The message today is whether we are here to uphold the credibility of the United States of…

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.

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.

I understand under the order we now proceed to the final passage of the authorization bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading…

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…

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?

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…

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.

I again thank all of our colleagues in the Chamber, the floor staff, and so many others, indeed our new group of pages, indeed, the distinguished professional staff who are at the dais this moment, none of them looking at me or paying any…

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…

with respect to H.R. 5122, Calendar Order No. 431, the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate turn to its immediate consideration, that all after the…

this is an amendment by the distinguished Senator from Alabama, Mr. Sessions, and the distinguished Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Frist, and it has been carefully worked and debated. I ask that the vote begin. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

But the thoughtful remarks that Senator Byrd give me on this very special day in my humble career in this institution are deeply appreciated by me, by my mother and father who are no longer with me, but they would be grateful, as will be…

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.

Anyway, I accept that, as we accept other things in life. But the rewards of this institution and service in the Senate are many fold, but none is coveted or desired more than the thoughts and indeed the praise of our fellow colleagues…

if I might join my distinguished colleague from Michigan, it has been a privilege for me, as it has for these 28 years we have been together, to work as partners and in many respects equals. He has been chairman of the committee. I have…

I commend my longtime friend from Arizona. He in a very succinct way looked at this debate in the context of what is going on today and tomorrow and the weeks and months to come in Iraq, but he is also looking at it in the context of the…