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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 unde...

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 ce...

Information about the program and its effectiveness to the white house, the department of justice, congress, the c. I. A. Inspector general, the media, and the american public. This conclusion is somewhat personal for me. I remember clearly when director hayden briefed the Intelligence Committee for the first time on the socalled e. I. T. s at that september, 2006 committee meeting. He referred specifically to a quote actually slap end quote among other techniques and presented the entire set of techniques as minimally harmful and implied in a highly clinical and professional manner. They were...

The white house is supposed to be dedicated to transparency. Reports have been issued months ago that still contains more redactions than it should. I can think of some that wonder why theyre there. Im gratified that we can finally shine light on this dark chapter because among the many lessons we can take from this report is that americans deserve more government transparency. Its essential to a strong democracy. Just yesterday the Senate Unanimously passed a bipartisan bill, the leahycornyn bill, that significantly improves the Free Trade Agreement of information act the freedom of in fact a...

Tart start. Ms. Collins madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the calling of the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Collins and, madam president , i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Collins thank you, madam president. Madam president , last week the Senate Passed the National Womens History Museum commission act, a bill that i authored with the dean of the Democratic Women senators, senator mikulski of maryland. It passed finally as part of the National Defense authorization act. ...