mr. reed, you're now recognized. >> thank you. chairman wicker, ranking many schatz and distinguished members of the subcommittee. my name is morgan reed and i'm the president of app association which represents more than 5,000 app-makers, connected companies and b2 b soft wear developers. we have members in all states and all congressional districts. we put the value of the app economy at roughly claar 950 milion employing 4.7 people througho the u.s. the average salary for an app economy job is nearly double the median income at $will 6,000. our biggest single roadblock for growth is talent. with more than 500,000 open unfilled jobs in america today. how did we get here? well, smartphones have become the most -- single most rapidly adopted technology in human history outpacing innovations like the printing press, the wheel, fire or even the microwave. in less than a decade we have put 10,000 years of collected human knowledge into the hands of 3.4 billion people. from agent scrolls to crop r

mr. reed, you're now recognized. >> thank you. my name is morgan reed and i'm the president of the app association, which represents more than 5,000 app makers, connected device companies and b2b software members. in our 2018 app economy report we put the value of the app economy at roughly $950 billion employ 4.7 million people throughout the u.s. the average salary is nearly doubled the median income at $86,000. our biggest single roadblock for growth is talent. with more than 500,000 open unfilled jobs in america today, how did we get here? well, smart phones have become the most -- single most rapidly adopted technology in human history out pacing innovations like the printing press, the wheel, fire or even the microwave. in less than a decade we have put 10,000 years of collective human knowledge into the hands of 3.4 billion people. from ancient scrolls to crop reports, the smart phone brings the entire world to our fingertips and apps allow us to engage with it. gone are the days where

mr. reed: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i call up amendment 2885 to 2276. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from rhode island, mr. reed, proposes an amendment numbered 2885 to amendment number 2276. mr. reed: i ask consent the reading of the amendment be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i call apamendment 2273 to the underlying bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from oklahoma mr. inhofe for mr. rounds proposes an amendment numbered 2273 to the language proposed to be stricken by amendment number 2282 as modified. mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i'm glad we're making such great progress in the defense authorization bill, and i know some additional work needs to be done. but i wanted to come to the floor and comment briefly on the meeting that occurred this last week, this histori

[applause] mr. reedand it was because of his leadership that that vacant see -- vacancy was therefore president trump to fell. he filled it with neil gorsuch. our next speaker helped steer that nomination through the u.s. senate and, because he took the stand he took, and president trump led by appointing gorsuch, we won a major case this week on religious freedom in the colorado baker case. this week. [applause] helped shepherd through the tax cuts that passed the senate. year, it has gotten this economy exploding and driven unexploited -- unemployment done to a level we have not seen in 44 years. he is a dear friend of this organization and the profamily and pro-life cause. please welcome the majority leader of the united states senate, mitch mcconnell. ♪ mr. mcconnell: good morning everyone. ralph for that excellent introduction. he has been a great friend of mine for a very, very long time. i also want to thank tim head for all of his excellent work, week in and week out. opportunity wen have been gi

mr. reed: mr. president, i ask that the calling of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. i call up amendment number 2842 to the lee amendment. the presiding officer: the f.w. de klerk the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. reed proposes an amendment numbered 2842 to amendment number 2366. mr. reed: i ask consent that dispense with the reading. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: mr. president, this amendment is a technical correction to a previous amendment i filed, and i'd ask that it be accepted for consideration. the presiding officer: the amendment is pending. mr. reed: with that, mr. president, i believe the amendment is pending, and i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: predent, may i ask unanimous consent that any pending qu

mr. reed: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. presid. first let me thank the senator from oklahoma's graciousness in allowing me to respond. as i read the language of the bill, the language we had in place in 2004 was stricken. that language prohibited essentially the production and development of a low-yield nuclear device. but in addition to that, the language that was inserted in the amendment -- in the bill that's before us now creates a process whereby in order to begin work and production and development of a low-yield or perhaps even any type of nuclear weapon, the secretary of energy simply must submit the request in the p budget, at which point they can begin reprogramming funds that already have been appropriated to start moving forward with the development of not only, certainly low-yield nuclear weapons. not just the one we're talking about, but in the future, additional ones. so the essence of my amendment is clearly to get to the point where we are considering going forward with any new proposal

mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. let me again thank senator inhofe. i would too comment that the collaboration was superb on the committee, a great deal of that was a result of his work and the inspiration of chairman mccain and everything that we did. as a preliminary point, i would ask that marcia be granted privilege of the floor until january 2019. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: i rise to address the national defense authorization act bill which passed out of the committee with a strong bipartisan vote. first, i would like to recognize senator mccain, after whom this bill is named. he has guided this committee through several ndaa's with a steady hand. his commitment to a bipartisan process has been an example of the way that congress should fundings, and i am pleased to say that this bill follows in that tradition. again, i want to thank senator inhofe who has graciously led the committee and an extremely efficient markup which produced a bipartisan bill we are beg

mr. reed: mr. president, i believe that senator markey of massachusetts is here to speak. i would ask -- the presiding officer: does the senator from massachusetts withhold her suggestion? ms. warren: yes, i do. mr. markey: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. markey: i come to the floor today to speak on behalf of the amendment being made by my colleague senator warren from massachusetts and ranking member jack reed from rhode island. i strongly support this amendment, and i want to explain why. a nuclear weapon is a nuclear weapon, period. they are the only human-made force that could destroy all of humanity in a matter of minutes. they annihilate utterly and completely. the size of the bomb does not matter. using any nuclear weapon is a step so grave that it is in and of itself an act of war. it also invites nuclear retaliation. that's why president ronald reagan was right when he said a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. nuclear weapons are

mr. reed: mr. president? thpresiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. let me thank the senator from oklahoma for being very thoughtful and informative of all the current procedural status. we all hope to work throu another package of managers' amendments that could be submitted. looking at the amendments that we've seen so far, they all, regardless of what position you take on their position, all seem to be serious, substantive and in our view worthy of a vote. we just have to work out the procedure to get to those votes. there may be something in the future that's offered that seems to be very difficult, and i won't say that we have not in the past on our side stood up and said, you know, we object. but at this juncture, we seem to be-enator inhofe and i -- in harmony in trying to find ways to vote for the proposals that we've seen presented to us and ask and request votes on those proposals by our colleagues. with that, mr. president, i know senator inhofe and i will continue to work to see if we can move this process fo

mr. reed: mr. president, as we approach the vote on final passage of fiscal year 2019 authorization bill, at the complete of the floor debate on the ndaa last year, i remarked in my closing statement that i was disappointed in the lack of cooperation in the senate. senator mccain and i both hoped that last year we would be able to return to regular order. but in the end, we were disappointed. unfortunately this year, i, and i know many of my colleagues, are frustrated by the inability to be able to bring up debate and vote on worthy amendments. so comparison, during consideration of the fiscal year 1994 national defense act, there were 16 roll call votes on amendments. in 1995 during consideration of the fiscal year 1996 ndaa, there were 20 roll call votes and amendments. and the following year for the fiscal year 1997 ndaa, there were 19 roll call votes and amendments. on this bill there was not a single up-or-down vote on an amendment. i was one of the few senators who was able to debate an amend

loebsack and mr. reed, working together on legislation to develop bipartisan bill. this medicare program provides health care coverage to more than 58 million of o citizens, serving the over the age 65 population. medicare accounts for a large share of total opioid prescriptions. while many medicare beneficiaries with serious conditions are being properly prescribed opioids, we have to be mindful of the potential dangers of diversion and misuse of these very prescriptions. there is no silver bullet in stopping the opioid crisis in this country, but this legislation will study one otential tool will slow opioid prescription. abuse, deterrent formulations have proven to the food and drug administration that they are harder to abuse because of certain properties they contain. while no abuse deterrent formulations 100% resistant to abuse, we need to know what polici will be in place that will limit access to these drugs for when they are the right option. i believe this bill is important to inform future discussions on these technologies and i urge my colleagues to vote

mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. reed my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, rise toda to honor mr. roderick allison, acting deputy administrator of the transportation security administration. who recently announced his retirement from t.s.a. after 33 years of government service. his career began in 1985 with 13 years in the u.s. army at the national security agency and seventh special forces group. in 199 , his career with the federal air marshall service began when the program was then part of the f.a.a. mr. katko: following the events of 9/11, he returned to the federal air marshall service and served with distinction several critical roles throughout t.s.a., including acting administrator, aggetting chief of staff, d acting chief ofperaions. since becomingrector of the federal air marshall service in may of 2014, he has been widely recognid for s resolute leadership, integrity, and commitment to the mission of t.s.a. and the federal air marsh

reed? >> thanks so much, mr. chairman. general miller, again, i share the chairman's confidence in your skill and your ability and your leadership. the military efforts are designed to be the forcing process for diplomatic and political issues. ultimately that's what's going to resolve the situation. there's an election that is pending in afghanistan. political reconciliation. the ceasefire at eid was a good sign, but i think a very transitory sign. you will be part of a team, but one of the things they want to ask you about, we had previously a special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. that's been eliminated. so who's the lead beyond the ambassador in afghanistan? who'd the lead diplomat that's going to work with you and the ambassador to get this political situation in hand? >> sir, today i'm tracking that ambassador alice wells is the lead working very specifically in the reconciliation arena for state department. >> she is the acting assistant secretary of the south and central asia, and she has a range of t

mr. kudlow is recovering at walter reed medical center from a very mild heart attack. doctors expect him to make a full recovery. i can tell you that certainlye . i've known larry a long time. i used to do one of these television shows with him. and he is a great man and he has a wonderful wife judy, i know how difficult this must be for her right now. but my heart and prayer is with you, both and i am so glad to hear that he is expected to make that full recovery. you know president trump shared the news just minutes before his meeting with kim jong-un. he tweeted our great larry cud loy working hard on the. he is in walter reed medical center. i'm wishing larry a very quick recovery. and i know judy will be there to take care of all ang that way. our prayers with larry right now. >>> a new chapter for u.s. and north korea, relations president trump is saying he believes kim jong-un is going to begin working towards dismantling his country's nuclear program. virtually immediately. so, how soon does that really mean? in all serus? when might we be looking at a nuke-fre

mr. kudlow is expected to remain at walter reed national military medical center as "standard precaution" this is after experiencing what his doctors say was a very mild heart attack yesterday. doctors do expect larry kudlow to make a full recovery, andspeh the very bt. let's check the big board for you less than 20 minutes now before we close out the day, the dow desperately trying to turn positive, we're up 40, 50, 60 points now down just 12 points at 25, 310 on the dow. coming up next, we've got our eyes on the u.s. district court washington d.c. why? well that's where the judge leon is expected to reveal his decision on the at&t time-warner deal just after the closing bell charlie gasparino is being front and center on this story from the very beginning and he'll join us next with his final thoughts before we get that ruling. "countdown" is coming right back . same thing with any dent or dings on this truck. they all got a story man 2: it was raining, there was only one way out. i could feel the barb wire was just digging into the paint. man: two bulls were fighting, (thud) bam hit th

mrs. devos: center read -- >> senator reed? reed: president trump advocated for fixing schools as part of an intersection plan. -- infrastructure plan. there is a gap between necessary repairs to bring them up to standard. that is a level that can't be supported by states and localities along. and one of the -- one of the ironies is that we are spending money problematically because of the disrepair -- they are not functional. the kids are not being well-educated because when the windows are broken and the computers are damaged by rain and all those things. what are you doing to address those issues? what are you doing to get the president to get this into his infrastructure plan? -- n: mrs. devos: thank you senator. this doesn't fall under the purview of the department of education. these issues are for the state and local communities to deal with. i think that is best. that is where those are best addressed. just likeed: highways, roads and bridges, guess. without federal support, they won't be effectively addressed. we are s

reed medical center. very surprising, disturbing news about mr. >> no question. and it has taken staffers by surprise.s is an example of its almost certainly not the president tweeting himself, but one of his handle if you will. >> he is the chief economic adviser, has been on board since april, and has been at the president's side and the forefront of his economic policy. we last saw him on state of the union here on sunday. he was extremely worked up about what happened at the g-7. some aids thought he was uncharacteristically worked up by that. we have no reason to know if that was related to his condition now. the president keeping an eye on that, might be slightly unusual he tweeted out that news. that's how the president likes to convey information. this is something the president will be thinking about. >> talk about the people the president has with him for this trip. mike pompeo. the chief of staff, general kelly and others. >> those will be some of the people who are in this expanded meeting that is coming up after the one on one meeting. sara sanders will be joining that meeting as well, as

reed. >> thank you very much. mr. leahy thank you for being here today. trink has been a model for commuter rail in terms of ptc, and i can't think of anyone better toask for the big challenges that you faced and also the advice you have after going through this process. >> thank you senator. it was a very difficult process. we started on it early on, but it was new technology, it was be developed real time with us with the contractors. we had to do a great deal of troubleshooting and training and retesting and validating. it took a great deal of time. i think my recognition -- recommendation is to start as soon as possible because you will confront unique challenges. i am pleased -- we would help any railroad in the country by sharing her experiences and bring our people to bear on them. we have been involved in the train association doing that and will continue to do it. >> part of getting started immediately is being aware at this funding available, i would presume, that is a key factor that might not be decisive, but without that, the availability of

reed. we do not have additional information about mr. kudlow's condition. but as nicholeed a lot of concern among people who know him and work with him. >> and the person that folks feel most concerned about not being in that meeting are obviously the national security adviser and an intelligence official because of how little we know about the program and because it's possible that donald trump -- >> here we go. >> this appears to be live. >> they never stop. >> mr. president, how do you feel about this meeting? >> i feel really great. we're going to have a great discussion and a tremendous success. we'll be tremendously successful. and it's my honor, and we will have a terrific relationship. i have no doubt. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> translator: the past -- old prejudices and practices work as obstacles in our way forward, but we overcame all of them and we are here today. >> that's true. thank you very much, everybody. thank you very much. >> this way. thank you. >> all right, guys. let's go. >> thank you. thank you. >> what you just saw there

reed. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. madam secretary, during the campaign, president trump strongly advocated for fixing schools up as part of an infrastructure plan and the schools certainly need it. the engineers -- the american society of civil engineers gives our school facilities a d-plus rating. about a $30 billion gap between necessary repairs to bring them up to standard. that's certainly a level that can't be supported by states and localities alone. one of the ironies is that we're spending money in schools because of the disrepair are not functional. the kids are not being well educated not because they don't have good teachers, it's just when the windows are broken and they -- and the computers are damaged by rain and all those things. so just what are you doing to address this issue and improving school facilities? the department of education or getting the president to get it into his infrastructure plan? >> well, thanks, senator for that question. as you know the specifics around school infrastructure were

mr. meek, you've partnered with v.a. hospitals and also i suppose military hospitals like walter reed. >> not walter reed. >> thee completely separate from you. so you partner with the v.a. hospitals. how do you select which ones? >> so we work with the device manufacturer, depending on what the device is, so if it's for an individual, sometimes they fall through the v.a. cracks and the device manufactureler find somebody that maybe the v.a. won't fund it or the v.a. will fund the device and not the flitting, so they will reach out tos to fill that void. in terms of the exo skeleton devices, again, we work with the manufacturer. there are 24 spinal cord medical facilities within the v.a. center and we start with those that have the largest population that they serve with the goal of hitting all of those with one device that they begin with and go back and circle back again. richmond, virginia, serves the largest with 5,000 spinal cord veterans and they have one device. they could use 25. pa alto has 3,000 to 4,000 veterans they could serve and they could use a few devices as well. one doesn't cut i it's a rehabilitative dev

reed medical center. well don't have any additional information about the seriousness of this incident or mr. kudlow's condition. but obviously a lot of concern for both of us in the news biz who know him from this world, but also for everybodyeceiving this news tonight. >> this also means, no to put too fine a point on it, that in the moments prior to shaking the hand of kim jong-un, the president tweeted out this news about his long-time friend and now aide larry kudlow. this also means that there are perhaps, god forbid, kudlow family members who did not know this news until it showed up on the twitter feed of donald trump. peter is right. larry kudlow has been known to a lot of us for a lot of years. he is a man who dealt with addiction very publicly, very forthrightly, rebuilt his life. he was an economic official going back to the reagan years. so obviously thoughts are with larry kudlow tonight. we've been joined by two gentlemen here in new york, chris matthews is with us having just gotten off the air with tonight's edition of "hardball," and ben rhodes is with us. ben joins us, as t

mr. krzanich like another employee. >> you might remember from years past is the chair. reedt, fcc, obviously, i believe. >> yeah. >> and you don't want to mess with him from work day he's certainly independent these guys are certainly independent and not a hand-picked board by any means >> this is pretty straightforward. once the board learned of the violation and once the counsel confirmed that was the case there wasn't much that was going to be done here other than mr. krzanich to step down. as much as they wouldn't have wanted this over the normal course how would you view his tenure thus far positively, i would on. >> positive. >> very positive >> brandy was always in the green room when he came on, and we hope everything -- we want hing to work out brian spoke softly and carried a great set of numbers he was responsible and when he would go out to california i always was expecting just one more great piece of news and he always gave it to you. >> that chart over your shoulder, jim. that's the chart of intel shares since krzanich was named ceo >> it's great. it is a very

reed to undergo a procedure for what the white house calls a benign kidney condition. doctors familiar with this operation say it's done as on out patient procedure. however, mrs.in the hospital for nearly a week before returning back to the white house and hasn't been seen since. the president was asked about his wife earlier this week. here's what he said. >> how's melania. doing great. right there. just looking at it right there. >> reporters say when they looked up at the window the president was pointing at, there was no run there. her absence will continue add the first lady is not going to attend either of these upcoming summits. the one in g7 and the one in singapore. joining us a presidential historian and author oth buf th burning of the white house. first lady isn't an lelected official so people should be asking where she's at and what she's doing? >> i think it's fair to ask what she's doing. when will she make her first public appearance. we wouldn't shouldn't make too much of it either. i look another this from a historical perspective and personal. i've had two major surgeries in the past two years and i wasn't up and out and feeling my best for

mrs. trump has participated in an official event since may tenth, but it is worth noting monday's reception is closed to the press. now on may 14th, she checked into the walter reededical center for treatment of what was called a benign kidney condition. she remained there for five days before returning to the white house. >>> a medic killed in gaza had told her family her medical vest was her protection. >> translator: i want justice for risad. here is her weapon. i want the world to know this is the world of rasana najar. >> coming up, you will hear some of the last words of the young woman killed while trying to help others. >>> plus, pride and pain of stoneman douglas' graduation ceremony. how graduating seniors honored the parkland classmates who weren't there to wear a cap and gown with them. parodontax, the toothpaste that helps prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try parodontax toothpaste. ♪ ♪ (electronic dance music)♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the stability of a crucial u.s. ally, jordan, on the line as the kingdom faces its largest p

mr. chairman, my time is expired, but i think this is a very good meeting to start out that discussion. thank you, sir. >> thank you. senator reed. >> thank you very much. thank you for your testimony. thank you. and this is an important issue. one reason i have legislation s-536, the cyber security disclosure act, bipartisan legislation with senator mccain, senator collins and senator warner, and it would essentially require disclosures by public companies which is the usual tradition of public companies of whether they have a director who is a cyber expert or they have some other arrangement. we don't mandate what they do, but i think it's essential to have public companies tell their shareholders and the markets what they are doing at the highest level when it comes to this issue, cyber security, and you've described all the ramifications throughout your testimony. i would like to focus if i could for a moment with mr. daniel. that is chairman clayton was here a few weeks ago, mr. daniel, is and he said i think security security in this area where i said previously i do not think there is enough disclosure in terms of whether

mr. chairman, my time is expired, but i think this is a very good meeting to start out that discussion. thank you, sir. >> thank you. senator reed. >> thank you very much. ? thank you for your testimony. let me ask the ranking member for his role. thank you. and this is an important issue. one reason i have legislation s-536, the cyber security disclosure act, bipartisan legislation with senator mccain, senator collins and senator warner, and it would essentially require disclosures by public companies which is the usual tradition of public companies of whether they have a director who is a cyber expert or they have some other arrangement. we don't mandate what they do, but i think it's essential to have public companies tell their shareholders and the markets what they are doing at the highest level when it comes to this issue, cyber security, and you've described all the ramifications throughout your testimony. i would like to focus if i could for a moment with mr. daniel. that is chairman clayton was here a few weeks ago, mr. daniel, is and he said i think security security in this area where i said previously i do not think

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mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent to address the senate for one minute. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reed: mr. president, the reed amendment would name a fellowship program on behalf of senator john mccain. i can't think of anything more fitting in addition to the naming of this bill than naming this fellowship program on behalf of senator mccain. i would hope all my colleagues would join me unanimously in voting for senator mccain's fellowship program. thank you. the presiding officer: under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. the question now occurs on amendment 2885 offered by the senator from rhode island, mr. reed. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not the yeas are 97, the nays are ze

mr. reed: mr. president, i call up amendment 2756 to amendment number 2700. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the cletor from rhode island mr. reed, proposes an amendment number 2756 to amendment 2700. rdrd i ask consent the reading -- mr. reed: i ask consent the reading ed of amendment be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. a senator: i call up amendment 2366. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent further reading of the bill be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, for the information of all senators, we have just worked out a managers' package with the majority and majority leaders that includes the text of 44 bipartisan amendments and the modification, and the modified substitute amendment. those 44 bipartisan amendments are as follows: rounds number 2273. rounds number 2275. inhofe number 2278. reed 2283. warner 2285. fischer 2286. shaheen 229

mr. reed? >> we support the four principles of net neutrality and areoo forward to having a solution that holds up over the length of time. >> so you would not put the existing rules back in the books, if you had your druthers? >> we don't have a position on which rules go on with 5,000 members. >> if you wanted the strongest version. that's the version we'll vote on tomorrow is the strongest version. >> it's us being a small company. >> we, of course, want equal representation and we want to have the same speed and access that everyone else including the large and small companies. >> thank you. and as you know, dr. o, the court struck down the rules when they were in title one and the courts instructed the fcc, they use title 2. so i know what your preference is, but the courts actually struck them down when they moved in that direction. so this is a big, historic vote that we're going to have tomorrow and again in the wireless world, it's going to be absolutely imperative that you can't be di

mr. reed: mr. president, first this is an opportunity for me to commend and thank the senator from oklahoma for his extraordinary leadership in the committee. obviously, we were all inspired by chairman mccain and his incredible leadership over the last many, many years, but the senator from oklahoma has stood up there and really set a tone. i think you understand because you were there. very purposeful, very collegial activity to bring everyone involved into the process. we were operating under the basic -- the rules of appropriateness for the committee and a close connection to the department of defense. because as the chairman, chairman inhofe said, this is ultimately about the men and women in uniform in the united states. we always every year we will pass this bill. i am confident, because of his leadership and because of colleagues like the presiding officer. but each and every year, people see this as the only train leaving town, and we have to be able to keep in balance that this is about t

relation to the bozeman and reed amendments in the order listed with no second-degree amendments in order to the amendments prior to the votes. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. paul: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: reserving the right to object, two bedrocks of american jurisprudence is the presumption of innocence and the right to a trial by jury. i have one amendment that i would ask unanimous consent be included in this bill. this amendment would ensure that no american is ever held indefinitely in prison without a trial by jury. i can't imagine why we can't have this. one republican senator has been blocking this for six years, so i object to this unanimous consent and ask, mr. president, unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: your objection is heard. mr. paul: and i ask you, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that we allow my amendment to be heard and voted upon in the upcoming bill. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma has the floor. mr. inhofe: reese reserving the right to object, first of all, i agree with your amendment. and i have agreed with your amendment and made it very clear for