mr. chambliss: let me today what senator mccain said. we have been working hard with the sponsors of the base bill, senator lieberman and senator collins who have been very receptive and very open to our dialogue over the last several days and weeks. it's an indication, number one, that everybody in this body recognizes the seriousness of this issue. but it's also a recognition of the complexity of this issue. there are about four or five committees of jurisdiction that have a piece of the jewish of cybersecurity. unfortunately we did not -- a piece of the issue of security. we did not go through the regular order of giving the committees the opportunity to go through the regular markup process. that may or may not have solved some of the issues we are dealing with. but we're down to the very final minutes before a cloture vote, and unfortunately i'm going to vote against cloture, and i would recommend that my colleagues do likewise and that we continue over this break to negotiate on the remaining issues that we have, which certainly ha

mr. chambliss: well, i'm dying to hear his explanation, too. let me just say that. well, first of all, let me say that i join in with everything my two colleagues have said with respect to the -- number one, the volume of the leaks that have come out in recent weeks. we all know that this town has a tendency to leak information from time to time but never in the volume and never with the sensitivity that the leaks that we've read about on the front page of newspapers around the country as we have seen in the last few weeks. and, you know, irrespective of where they came from, to have folks who may be implicated in the white house and the white house appointing the two individuals who have been charged with the duty of prosecuting this investigation wreaks of ethical issues. now, i don't know these two u.s. attorneys but everything i know about them is they're dad-gum good prosecutors and they're good lawyers. but why would you even put them in the position of having to investigate, in effect, the individual that appointed them to the position that they're in? that's

mr. chambliss: well, i'm dying to hear his explanation, too. let me just say that. well, first of all, let me say that i join in with everything my two colleagues have said with respect to the -- number one, the volume of the leaks that have come out in recent weeks. we all know that this town has a tendency to leak information from time to time but never in the volume and never with the sensitivity that the leaks that we've read about on the front page of newspapers around the country as we have seen in the last few weeks. and, you know, irrespective of where they came from, to have folks who may be implicated in the white house and the white house appointing the two individuals who have been charged with the duty of prosecuting this investigation wreaks of ethical issues. now, i don't know these two u.s. attorneys but everything i know about them is they're dad-gum good prosecutors and they're good lawyers. but why would you even put them in the position of having to investigate, in effect, the individual that appointed them to the position that they're in? that's

mr. chambliss: well, i'm dying to hear his explanation, too. let me just say that. well, first of all, let me say that i join in with everything my two colleagues have said with respect to the -- number one, the volume of the leaks that have come out in recent weeks. we all know that this town has a tendency to leak information from time to time but never in the volume and never with the sensitivity that the leaks that we've read about on the front page of newspapers around the country as we have seen in the last few weeks. and, you know, irrespective of where they came from, to have folks who may be implicated in the white house and the white house appointing the two individuals who have been charged with the duty of prosecuting this investigation wreaks of ethical issues. now, i don't know these two u.s. attorneys but everything i know about them is they're dad-gum good prosecutors and they're good lawyers. but why would you even put them in the position of having to investigate, in effect, the individual that appointed them to the position that they're in? that's

mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the senator from georgia, senator chambliss, the senator from south carolina, senator lindsey graham, and if he wants to, the senator from indiana, senator coats. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: madam president, before i go to the issue that we wanted to discuss, i just want to point out that in this debate that has become so impassioned and the issue obviously is one of cybersecurity is one of transcendent importance, and i want to again reiterate my respect, appreciation and affection for both senator lieberman and senator collins, but i also point out to my colleagues that the people who are directly affected by this, and that's the business community of the united states of america, is unalterably opposed to the legislation in its present form. they are the ones who will be affected most dramatically by cybersecurity legislation. the united states chamber of commerce has a strong letter, a strong letter, the united states chamber of commerce which represents three million businesses and organizations o

mr. chambliss: i'd ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. chambliss: and i ask consent that i be allowed to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. chambliss: i rise to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the georgia peanut commission. in 1961 georgia's peanut farmers came together to form a commission that would promote their industry, perform resear research, educate the community, and conduct outreach around the state. thus, the george peanut commission was born. we've come a long way since 1961. as we celebrate this 50th anniversary, it is important to note that georgia peanut farmers in 1961 harvested 475,000 acres of peanuts with an average yield of 1,200 pounds per acre. but thanks to the evolution of technology and techniques and the hard work and the innovation of georgia's peanut farmers, farmers in 2011 in georgia harvested the same amount of land with a yield of more than 3,500 pounds per acre. agriculture producers face a combination of challeng