I firmly say there is nothing in this resolution, of which I was privileged to be a coauthor with others, which in any way transcends the authority given to the President of the United States by this Constitution.

the war in Vietnam did not have a declaration. That was not minor, and you know that well. There were over 50,000 casualties. The war in Korea, in which I had a very modest role in the Marine Corps, was not modest. There were over 50,000…

But I say to my good friend, in the days to come on this debate I will go into greater detail on the changes in technology since 1961. And here we are in 2002 with changes in technology which present a whole new framework of threats that…

I think the Senator is aware of the fact that the Secretary of Defense has now revealed what was intelligence prior thereto, the fact that al-Qaida has now established some training camps, and so forth, within the sovereign boundaries of…

there are many traditions in the southland, where I am proud to have my roots. I represent the Commonwealth of Virginia. We have the saying ``a Virginia gentleman.'' Time will tell as to whether I will ever be able to earn that title. But…

I detect in the President no concern that Government employees are secondhand citizens, but they are entitled to their rights. That is the purpose of this legislative body, to bridge the gaps to the extent we can and protect all the people.

I rise today, with other colleagues, to support the Gramm-Miller amendment. I wish to address very specifically some provisions. The overall amendment addresses the concerns which I had very early on and are outlined in a letter to the…

in the past 24 hours the world awakened again to another tragic incident causing great damage, death, harm, and destruction to the people of Israel. There are now news reports that, understandably, the Israelis are positioning their forces…

we were, as a body in recess--fortunately, the leadership decided this body should go into recess so we could watch the President of the United States deliver a speech which, in my judgment, is one of the most important speeches ever…

I turn now to title III. The pending legislation requires the development of a national strategy for combating terrorism and homeland security response. I have been the author, with colleagues on the other side of the aisle, Senator Nunn…

title II mandates the establishment of a National Office for Combating Terrorism, and title III mandates the development of a national strategy for combating terrorism and homeland security response. I note that the administration is…

However, my question to our colleague, given the rather dramatic points he makes here, is: Should we not allow the current President the opportunity to communicate with the Senate his views on this? It seems to me this council was…

we have just returned from a most historic and moving ceremony at the Department of Defense. That building will always occupy in my heart a very special place for I was privileged to serve there during 5 years and 4 months of the period of…

on June 6 of this year, President Bush proposed the establishment of a Department of Homeland Security and, arguably, the most fundamental reorganization of the United States Government since the passage of the National Security Act of…

I am almost at a loss for words to describe the tragic situation that has unfolded in the past 24 hours, or 36 hours--whatever the case may be--where a plane that was manufactured here in the United States delivered a missile into a…

I have another question for the chairman and the sponsors. Again, I am sympathetic to what we are trying to do. But at the same time, I find within the existing framework of the law-- that is title X--I would like to read that: Section (c)…

I understand that. But clearly the Secretary of Defense may not exercise the discretion which our colleague from Georgia leaves in place to go to that end strength. So we can't direct them to do something unless the Secretary of Defense…

About $379 billion, which, in the view of most objective observers, would probably not have the priority of the men and women in the military. I know of no higher priority. That is the reason why the Senator from Georgia and I made a tough…

I make these few remarks concerning the Reed amendment now before the Senate. With the modifications that I have proposed and the majority has accepted, I am not objecting to the inclusion of this amendment in the defense authorization…

If I could ask my chairman, and, indeed, the sponsors, I am sympathetic to what our two colleagues are trying to do. What I am endeavoring to do is make clear the responsibility of the conferees once we get there. That is my basic concern…

That is all I wanted to establish. So that shows the Secretary of Defense is proceeding in an orderly manner, at least with one service, to achieve the goals the Senator from Georgia has been reciting.

Fine. But am I not correct that the Secretary has already taken the action to meet the purport of the amendment by the Senator from Georgia as regards the Marine Corps?

I understand. But when we put in our end strength, the Secretary still has the discretion. To the credit of our Secretary, he has, if I understand--and I pose this to the Senator from Georgia as a question-- already exercised his…

If that be the case, I should like to alert colleagues that we would have to look at all the programs, the full scope and full range of all programs in our bill to generate that $500 million. The consequences would be that in some areas…

I would not favor that because of the following reasons: We reposed by law, in the Constitution, the Commander in Chief who in turn selects his Secretary of Defense. I think they must be given the maximum latitude possible as the executive…