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…

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…

I was absent from the floor. I express my humble appreciation to my colleague from Minnesota. I recall that he accompanied Senator Levin and me to Iraq one time. That was when I first became aware of the knowledge that he had on world…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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?

We are going back and forth, and I am about to relinquish the management of the bill to my good friend from Alabama. The parliamentary situation is we remain on the bill, and debate can continue on the bill. We are not going to try and…

I think I have the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia has the floor.

I will say to my good friend and colleague--and my remarks are not predicated on the fact in all likelihood that he will cast a vote which will be supportive of the views that this Senator and others on this side of the aisle have stated…

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.

I will conclude. The Senator from Massachusetts and I have had this conversation about that period of history before. We will have it again and again. I recall, I went to the Pentagon in February 1969 and was there for 5 years in the Navy…

I intend to remain. I do not know that there is a time agreement on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair is unaware of a time agreement at this time.

I remember it very vividly. Senator Levin was there. He questioned these individuals quite thoroughly, as did I, and as did you. And it is clear there is an unfortunate dichotomy that the Sunni people are, in large measure, responsible for…

Then, following the Senator from Connecticut, the Senator from Pennsylvania would be recognized for the remainder of my time in this time slot, Mr. Santorum. That would be followed, I inform other Senators, by Senator Boxer, from roughly…

That may be true, but I will ask another question. Drop down to paragraph 3, ``maintenance of over-the-horizon troop presence.'' ``The President should maintain an over-the-horizon troop presence to prosecute the war on terror and protect…

I yield back the remaining 2 minutes I have under my control. The order provides for 30 minutes for the distinguished Senator from California, to be followed by 20 minutes from the Senator from West Virginia, Mr. Byrd. The PRESIDING…

Do you think we could have some response from this side before Senator Feingold begins?

Fine. That is quite agreeable to me, take 30 minutes to present the amendment. Then we will on this side have an equal amount of time.

I would be happy to say, when the time comes to this side, he can initiate on our time his remarks.

So an hour and 20 minutes on this side to initiate the amendment. I will concede that we will do that. But it seems to me somewhat a departure from the way we normally manage things. Then it comes to this side for, let's say, an hour's…

I say to my good friend, the order has been in for some 24 hours by which this is the amendment. The time allocation is under the control of the two managers. We will work that out momentarily, hopefully on an equitable basis. I do not at…

I thank all for their cooperation. I think we have reached a reconciliation of the needs and requirements of all for a period of time. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Kerry be recognized now to offer his amendment and…