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…

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…

Yes, Mr. President, I suggest that we have amended the present one which is referred to as the Army Field Manual, and I am a cosponsor on that. Now there is a second amendment. I submitted to the Senator a suggestion, I believe that is…

I believe that will accommodate our distinguished colleague from South Carolina to introduce his amendment beginning now, concluding at 5:10, at which time the Chair will recognize the junior Senator from Michigan for a period not to…

seeing our other colleague, Senator Graham, I yield the floor. But I also see Senator McCain. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 1566 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have a brief comment on the chairman's…

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…

I think we had modified the previous order with a new UC whereby the Senator from South Carolina gets 15 minutes, 5 minutes under the control of the Senator from Virginia, and 10 under his control, followed by the Senator from Florida for…

I thank the Senator. Now, Mr. President, we would like to commence the 1 hour. I yield the floor so Senator McCain can gain recognition. But I would want to say this is a subject that is enormously important. I commend Senator McCain and…

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 believe the Senator has just come on the floor. We have been on this now for about 45 minutes covering the parameter of the issues that would be brought up. I respect his desire to speak. We will try to accommodate you at any point. I…

I thank our colleague. It will be given careful consideration. It relates to an important subject matter. I understand the Senator from Colorado has about 10 minutes, followed by Senators McCain, Graham, and Warner for 1 hour. The…

He can be recognized following the hour of three of us. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized.

I am well aware of the efforts of my good friend from Michigan to get documents from the Department of Defense and his modest success and some lack of success. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?

We are anxious to get going, but we will do 15 minutes. I see the Senator from Colorado here. I know the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from South Carolina called within the hour. They need time. Can the Senator advise me as to what…

If the Senator from Colorado could be recognized following Senator Dorgan, I would like to reserve an hour for myself and Senator McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham.

He will certainly get that time. I ask unanimous consent for that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

we now turn to the three Senators. I would like to take 1 minute to address both Colorado Senators. I followed with interest your amendments. I do hope we now have on the record a clear statement of support by the Secretary of Energy. Am I…

I commend Senator McCain. I have been privileged to know him ever since I was Secretary of Navy in the closing years of the war in Vietnam. I know no military family that has served our Nation with greater distinction than the McCain…

There are considerable parallels between the two amendments, with the exception that the subject should be adjusted to the Secretary of Defense. He may well designate the Army Field Manual as his work product, but then I would need, under…

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

I wonder if I might bring to the attention of the Senate that we now have 215 amendments offered on this bill; 27 amendments have been proposed and are pending, a number desiring to have rollcall votes. I know of five rollcall votes that I…

Let me point out, I say to my distinguished former leader, that the original Thune amendment that was offered, I think, Thursday or Friday night and was the subject of a detailed colloquy between myself and the distinguished Senator from…

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 suggest we take up the other one--you and I have discussed it--as soon as the other one is completed because I am a cosponsor on the one that is now pending. Mr. McCAIN. I thank the distinguished chairman. For the information of my…

following the completion of the rollcall vote, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from South Carolina be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If the Chair understands the now-modified unanimous consent request, it is a request that the…