next week, the Senate will resume consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill. The order provides for up to 12 relevant first-degree amendments on each side, with a limited amount of time for debate. The bill managers…

now that we are on the bill, it is my intention to eventually deliver an opening statement, but in courtesy to our colleague from Florida--and I believe he will be followed by Senator McCain to be followed by Senator Allard--I think we…

I am opposed to Senator Bill Nelson's amendment, and I intend to introduce a second degree amendment that would give the Commission on Veterans' Disability Benefits, which Congress established to study survivor benefits, the opportunity to…

before we move to a vote, I see another colleague who may wish to speak to this issue, the distinguished Senator from South Carolina, who has been very much a part of the integral working group of Senator McCain, myself, and the Senator…

I am delighted my distinguished colleague, a member of the committee, would like to contribute his thoughts on this very important issue and take such time, I think up to 5 or 6 minutes.

finally we can't ignore the cost of this amendment. CBO estimates the cost of Senator Nelson's changes to the SBP as $903 million in Fiscal Year 2006 and $9.3 billion over 10 years. This is all mandatory spending for which there is no…

speaking on my time under my control on this amendment, I wish to express my opposition to this Levin-Reid amendment would transfer $50 million from the Ground-based Midcourse Defense, GMD, program to the Cooperative Threat Reduction…

this amendment is one of great importance and has far-reaching consequences. As I said, as we speak, there are some facts coming into the public domain. I have no idea of evaluating their authenticity, but it does, in my judgment, bear on…

we had announced earlier--I see my distinguished colleague, a member of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Reed--that we would move to Senator Allard and then follow with the Senator from Rhode Island, Senator Reed. Amendment No. 2423

I think the Record should also reflect that in the course of my service as Under Secretary and Secretary of the Navy, I had the great privilege of working with the Senator's father, a naval officer without peer, distinction and…

last week the Senate addressed an identical piece of legislation offered by our distinguished colleagues from Michigan, Senators Stabenow and Levin. Senator Reid was very active in the consideration of that bill at that time. With the…

the annual Armed Forces authorization bill will soon be the subject of further debate in the Senate at a time to be decided upon by the distinguished majority leader in consultation with the distinguished Democratic leader. I wish to thank…

I turn to another matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator may proceed. (The remarks of Mr. Warner pertaining to the introduction of S. 1939 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

There is a perfectly adequate bill sitting on the desk at the House of Representatives. It can be passed in 5 minutes if not less. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time that the Senator from West Virginia has allotted has expired.

This is a matter that is being followed with great interest because of the magnificent Rosa Parks, and the outpouring of empathy and sympathy, and so forth. I don't wish to have the institution of the Senate appear that it has not acted…

but we solved, basically, the procedure. What troubles me is that the Senate took considerable time last night to resolve this issue--in favor of the Senator from Michigan and in favor of the Senator from Virginia.

I am somewhat troubled. Not more than 10 minutes ago, I say to my colleague, you sat right here and I sat right there. We struck an understanding that tomorrow we would rejoin on the floor to explain the situation. I said, by that time, as…

I repeat, there is a bill that has been acted upon unanimously by the Senate. It is at the House desk. This morning was the first time I ever heard that the Congresswoman, in whose district this courthouse is, desires to have her bill--not…

Why can't the Congressional Record of the debate, the traditional report language that accompanies the bill, explain, give her full credit or whatever she desires? But to continually come back and forth and raise the specter that people…

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

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

I reserved the right to object, and I ask the respect of the manager to allow me to state my case. I thank the distinguished Senator. He graduated from Howard University in 1936, classmate of Thurgood Marshall and Appellate Judge Spotswood…

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…

Senator Levin and I are currently conducting a hearing of the Armed Services Committee. Both of us believed it was imperative to come to the Chamber and express to the Senate our strong objection to the amendment offered by our…