this letter to the editor is very worthy of our colleagues who, like me, are concerned about how thus far we are still trying to find the weapons, if they exist, but he covers very well one aspect of this, and it is deserving of the…

I extend my heartfelt sympathies to the families and loved ones of those who died and those who were injured. Indeed, we must pause to remember all who have perished, American, coalition partners, and Iraqis military and civilian, who are…

for the past few years there has been a sort of contentious but serious and conscientious debate within the administration and the Congress as to how to resolve the problem for the Department of the Air Force. What I regard as a compromise…

I thank my colleague because you formerly served as attorney general. You have full comprehension of the importance of being fair to everyone. This recommendation I have is in the sense of fairness. I think it is in the interest of all…

Muslims and Christians and people of other faiths all over this world are united in this fight against terrorism. We must make it very clear of our mutual respect for one another's faith.

the press have reported comments made by a general officer, General Boykin, and those remarks have been the subject of considerable concern. They are also regrettably a subject of great discussion in the Arab press. I also am concerned…

the Senator is correct, to simply give full and complete opportunity and have him temporarily detailed elsewhere. I think until such time as this thing is resolved factually--what did happen, what didn't happen--as the Secretary of Defense…

recently I hosted a luncheon of the American Chemical Society on nanotechnology. It was a pleasure to be in the company of so many brilliant minds, and those concerned with the technological and economic future of our Nation. Of all the…

That is an important addition the Senator just made because this is a man who uprooted himself from a difficult situation here at home, volunteered to go over there, and, as the Senator knows, those living conditions are not the best.

I would simply say, briefly, the Secretary of Defense has issued policy guidance that covers members of the Reserve and Guard, and that guidance says they should not be subject to more than one long deployment every 6 years. That has…

I am opposed to the principle of having a commission at this time examine the subject, but on its face it reads: There is established a National Commission on Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq. Iraq is but one piece of a…

I do add the fact that I was present and I recall being somewhat concerned, I say to my distinguished colleague, but they had only been in office several weeks. The head of the electricity board, a magnificent woman, very well-skilled in…

I, too, have traveled to the region, as has the Senator from Arizona. It was clear to me that there is a direct correlation between the efforts to repair the infrastructure in Iraq and, frankly, lowering what is in the minds of us every…

I thank Senator Mikulski for joining with me in offering the amendment to address the damage done by Hurricane Isabel to military facilities, and for her help in getting that amendment adopted. I can assure you that I intend the needs of…

I have known the McCain family. I served with the Senator's father and have followed the distinguished Senator's career, and it stands in parallel to the finest careers of those who have served in this body in years past, today, and who…

I do not think the Senator was eligible then and he is not eligible now. I think it is likely the Senator will never be eligible.

I rise to give strong support to this and I want to say against the background--and the other day we had a similar matter before the Senate and I rose to address that. It was a technical problem, primarily, with that resolution. This one…

I appreciate that. But I would also caution my colleagues that it is probably best to explore what has been done and also what should be done by the committees of jurisdiction. Otherwise, we should not have committees of jurisdiction; we…

I think the press in that part of the world will be whipped into a frenzy, with those who will be saying ``we are winning, we are winning.'' That troubles me. I think that will endanger the security of our people in uniform when they are…

may I say to my colleague from New Mexico, with whom I have had the privilege to serve now for close to two decades in this body, and who was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a very valued member, that he has gotten…

I hope that with this sense-of-the-Senate resolution, which we will all vote on, we will send a message that we are all in support of the incredible importance of recognizing the service and sacrifice of the young men and women of our…

They will say it is because we are there for oil, and they will say, oh, they are going to make the Iraqis borrow the money. They don't understand the nuances, the technicalities of a loan, and so forth. What they will understand is that…

I purposely desired the clerk to read the short amendment because this affects the interests in 6 States. This tragic hurricane struck North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia…

I add one other perspective, and that is how well the Senator from Arizona understands with his distinguished career the identification of the families with the serviceperson, and should a special award be made for Iraq, think of the…

I say to my colleagues, I would like to think of myself as the last person to ever take the floor of the Senate and say a man or a woman proudly wearing the uniform of the United States should not receive everything that is offered. But in…