John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, at this time we are waiting for clearance by the leadership of the UC. But I will ask at this time we get the yeas and nays on all the votes, the amendments and final passage.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the UC, as presently drafted, gives 2 minutes to each side for the purpose of addressing amendments.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I once again restate the request for the yeas and nays on the amendments and final passage. I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to ask for the yeas and nays on the amendments and final passage.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendments and final passage.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, we have colleagues on this side who are ready to proceed. Now, there is a great deal of time left on the other side, but in order of preference, I say to Senator Sessions, if you are ready to proceed.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, might I inquire of the amount of time under my control for those in opposition to the amendment?

Mr. WARNER. Eleven minutes.

Mr. WARNER. Yes. And following that, Senator Cornyn for such time as he may need.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we are anxious to move to a vote on the Specter amendment to accommodate a number of colleagues. Therefore, I urge that the remaining time on the Specter amendment under the control of Senator Specter, and the time in opposition under my control, be now utilized by colleagues, such that we can move to that vote.

Mr. WARNER. Yes.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, just for purposes of advising colleagues, there remains on the Specter amendment 16 minutes under the control of the Senator from Virginia. I desire to allocate about 4 minutes to Senator Kyl, 2 to 3 minutes to Senator Sessions, and to wrap it up, 2 to 3 minutes to Senator Graham. But we will alternate or do as the Senator from Michigan--you have 33 minutes, I believe, under the control of Senator Specter and those in support of his amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, we will proceed on Specter's amendment. In due course, I will find the time to comment on my colleague's 30 seconds. I want to keep this thing in an orderly progression. I would like to add the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn, in the unanimous consent agreement to be recognized as one of the wrap-up speakers on those in opposition to the amendment. I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I yield that to the Senator from South Carolina.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, may I inquire, the distinguished Senator from Michigan seeks a little additional time on leader time, is that correct?

Mr. WARNER. At this time I would like to yield to the Senator from South Carolina 3 minutes off of the time under my control on the bill.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I believe there is no time remaining?

Mr. WARNER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, at this juncture, I ask unanimous consent that we step off of this amendment and allow the distinguished Senator from New Mexico to speak for up to 10 minutes regarding the bill.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, will the distinguished leader allow me to say a few words? I listened very intently. The Senator from Connecticut and I have, over many years, formed a very close personal and professional working relationship. I know the deep, abiding respect you have for your father and his work, particularly at that historic moment in the history of world jurisprudence, the Nuremberg trials. I regret that you perceive that this bill on the floor falls short of your idea of the goals. But I assure you the group with which I worked did everything we could--and I think we have succeeded, I say in all respects--certainly with regard to the 1949 treaty, which, as you know, was in four parts, and the Common Article 3 to all four of those treaties, preserving this Nation's obligations under that treaty. So while we have our differences, I just wish to conclude that I respect you greatly for the admiration you have for your father, as do I have for my father, who was a doctor during that period. I thank you for the opportunity to listen to you.

Mr. WARNER. We have our differences, if I may say, but that was a war of state-sponsored nations and aggressions, men wearing uniforms, men acting at the direction of recognized governments. Today's war is a disparate bunch of terrorists, coming overnight, no uniforms, no principles, guided by nothing. We are doing the best we can as a nation, under the direction of our President, to defend ourselves.

Mr. WARNER. I disagree with my friend, and I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, reserving the right to object, and I will not object, but I listened carefully. You courteously advised me that this request works within the confines of the standing unanimous consent, is my understanding, in terms of the allocation of time.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct. I wanted to make that clear to my colleagues.