Think that it will increase my skills and so we would say yes that makes sense and sometimes we dont. In terms of the flow of partnerships and information back and forth, ive been very public about saying for the National Security agency i would like us to create a model where the members of our workforce dont necessarily spend 30 or 45 years working directly for us which has been made historic norm. Its amazing when i say tell me how long youve been with the nsa. 30, 35 years, 38 years. I said goodbye to an employee after 50 years. When ive talked about is particularly given the state of the technology, we have to create a world where evil from nsa can leave for life and work in the private sector provides also like to create a world where does private sector can come spend a little time with us because one of the challenges is the nation that we are dealing with and you have seen this play out over the last year or so in particular. We talk past each other a lot because we dont under
Employees. We work very hard on a variety of issues. One of which, of course, has been has been the way we wanted to serve our veterans one of our greatest accomplishments in this bill is what we do for them. Veterans Services Organizations came to me and many of the members right here this evening and said, we not only need funding to implement the reforms that were passed by the congress, but we also want you to do this year and a year in advance. We said, we dont do that. They said, you have got to do that. We are concerned with the dysfunction and delay as a strategy in washington that creates chaos for veterans and their survivors. Guess what . We were able to do it. For the First Time Ever we provided funding for this year and one year in advance veterans veterans can count on the disability check, their pension check, a check to help fund the g. I. Bill and that their health care we will be paid for. We also deal with the incredible problem of veterans backlog and put in the mon
Heroism, doubts, disbelief and patriotism on that date that will live in infamy. Lord, continue to guide this land we love on its labyrinthine path to greatness. Protect it from dangers seen and unseen as you unite for the common good. Use our senators for your glory as our nation seeks to bring deliverance to captives and to let the oppressed go free. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will be in a period of morning business until 5 30 this afternoon. At 5 30 the senate will proceed to three roll call votes on the confirmation of baran baran to be a member of the Nuclear Regulator
2002. After the news and photographs emerged from the United States military detention of iraqis at abu ghraib, the Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the matter on may 12th, 2004. Without disclosing any details of its own Interrogation Program cia director John Mcglocklin testified that ciaer interrogationse were nothing lie what was depicted at abu ghraib. The United States prison in iraq where detainees were abused by american personnel. This of course was false. Cia detainees at one facility, a described as a dungeon, were kept in complete darkness, constantly shackled in isolated cells, with loud noise or music and only a bucket to use for human waste. Ur the u. S. Bureau of prisons personnel went to that location in november 2002 and according to a con tame rain just internal cia email told cia officers they had quote, never been in a facility where an individuals are so sensorydeprived, end quote. Again, source, ci email, sender and recipient redacted, december 5th, 2002.
Englander to serve with him in the United States senate. And while it is not the most, sometimes you feel like youre in the graveyard shift on a friday night presiding over the senate. I must tell him after decades here, it is extremely important to have somebody of his integrity, his ability, his competence, his experience presiding over the senate should make every senator, republican and democratic, proud. Mr. President , after latenight thee theatrics house yesterday i hope well soon vote on the spending bill. I support this comprehensive spending package. Chairwoman mikulski has done an outstanding job. She has been a giant of the appropriations process. She should be congratulated for her perseverance in bringing us to this point right now. Now, mr. President , i spoke yesterday about the funds included in the bill for the state department and foreign operations. I commended members of my office who worked so hard on that. We put important funding for the environment, for aids pr