You are reading from a report of one of our investigative agencies. There is no verification of the accuracy of that report. You take it at face value. I pointed out--and I discussed it with Secretary Rumsfeld--this allegation of the FBI…

my understanding is it is currently under investigation and being carefully scrutinized in the context of another series of documents. Until the administration has had the opportunity to complete the investigation and make their own…

I ask the Senator, is it to be treated as a public document or is it part of an investigative process which--ordinarily the materials used in the course of an investigation are accorded certain privileges.

may I inquire of the Presiding Officer of the order to speak as in morning business for about 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is informed that we are in morning business. The Senator is recognized for up to 10 minutes…

Not at all. Mr. McCONNELL. I was listening carefully to my friend from Virginia, and I gather one of our colleagues equated what happened in Guantanamo to Pol Pot or some equivalent of that. My recollection--I just ask the Senator from…

Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. The Senator from Virginia mentioned the gulags in the Soviet period. It is my recollection--correct me if I am wrong--that up to 20 million people were murdered during that period from 1930 to 1950.

the Senator is correct. In World War II, with which I was going to commence my remarks in that context, I served at the very end. As a 17- or 18-year-old sailor, I was simply in a training command, but I remember that period of history…

the damage has been done. The Senator should have taken the precautionary steps prior to----

yesterday, apparently, on the floor of the Senate and elsewhere, certain statements were made with regard to the American service personnel serving in Guantanamo. I am now paraphrasing what was reported in the Washington Times of June 16…

Could we inquire of the Senator as to the use of this memo on the floor? Is that consistent with the practices of this body as regards--

Yes. I do not have the accurate figures. I know Stalin had purged part of his country for no other reason than he just wanted to get rid of the people by the millions. The gulags came into focus primarily during the latter chapter of the…

I do not wish to create a parliamentary situation that precludes the Senator from expressing himself in any way that he wishes. I understood the Senator was about to ask a question. I will withdraw that. I will finish my statement, if I…

Well, then, I just simply, in my own right, seek the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.

last Friday, May 13, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz ended his distinguished tour of duty at the Department of Defense. During his 4 years at the Pentagon, Secretary Wolfowitz played a critical role as our Nation responded to…

I thank my friend. I would also go back to Federalist 76 and read the following provision dated Tuesday, April 1, 1788, author Alexander Hamilton: The President is ``to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to…

And the Senator from Virginia does not infer that latitude is a rubberstamp, that everyone goes through. Clearly--and I know my good friend from Delaware speaks as a matter of clear conscience--I speak as a matter of clear conscience.

to my good friend from Delaware, one of the interesting aspects of what has occurred in the Senate over the last week or so is an impetus to go back and do a lot of historical research. I went back and looked at the Articles of…

in the years I have been privileged to serve in this Chamber, I have so thoroughly enjoyed working with my good friend from Delaware. We have done a lot of things together. I listened carefully to his framework and remarks. I respectfully…

I rise today with renewed hope and confidence that this Congress can pass a surface transportation reauthorization bill. As it has been stated before, we have been operating under continuing resolutions--six of them--to keep the Department…

I simply wish to reply that the amendment that is in the bill provides jobs. The same construction worker who is on the project building the new road comes down and repairs the old road. It requires concrete and asphalt to repair the old…

I wish to point out that as Senators come down to vote, I will put this sheet down for their examination. It shows the current allocation of aggregate Surface Transportation Program funds to their respective States, followed by a column…

those organizations have been misinformed. I move to table the Bond amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the…

I accept the proffer. Mr. President, while the Senator is on his feet, I say to the Senator, you say that this mandate is going to take some money from the bill. I have added up a number of mandates that our committee has put into this…

No. I withdraw any objection. I thank the Presiding Officer. And I just might add by way of courtesy to the Senators, they can expect a rollcall vote within the next 10 minutes or so. Would that not be correct?

No conscience. I ask you--you are out here accusing me of putting in a mandate--how many mandates in this bill are you the author of? For instance, Safe Walks to Schools--hurray. I am all for it. Very good one.