Senate Proceeding on Jun 17th, 2009 :: 5:38:30 to 5:42:25
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5:38:28 to 5:38:50( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: mr. graham: i from. how would you like to do this? a senator: i would like to speak for 10 minutes folwing senator graham. i will be speaks as if in morning business as i assume that senator graham will be. mr. graham: that's correct. the presiding officer: is there any objection? without objection.

5:38:30 to 5:42:25( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Lindsey Graham

5:38:51 to 5:39:11( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i come to the floor to acknowledge an an agreement that i reached with the majority leader and the administration regarding the issue of detainee abuse photos. as you're well aware of, there are some photos that allege -- of alleged detainee abuse that existed for many years.

5:39:12 to 5:39:34( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: more of the same. nothing new. the president has decided to oppose their release. the aclu filed a lawsuit asking for these photos to be released. in the court documents general

5:39:35 to 5:39:56( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: petraeus and it will insight violence against men and women serving overseas and american civilians in theater. there is nothing new to be learned accordg to the president. this is more of the same. the people involved in abu ghraib and other detainee abuse allegations have been dealt with. and the effect of releasing

5:39:57 to 5:40:18( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: these photos would our enemies. every photo would become bullet or i.e.d. i want to applaud the president for saying that he opposes their release. there is a stay on the second circuit order that would allow the photos to be released until the supreme court hears the petion filed by court.

5:40:19 to 5:40:39( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: i have been promised two things important to me to remove my holds and let the supplemental go without objection. that there will be a freestanding vote on the lieberman-graham vote. the senate has previously allowed this legislation to become part of the supplemental war funding it would prevent the disclosure

5:40:40 to 5:41:01( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: of these photos for a three-year period if the secretary of defense said that they were harmful to the national security interest to be renewed years. senator reid indicated to me before july 8, we will have a chance to vote on that provision as a think will get the senate back on record in a time fashion before the next court hearing.

5:41:02 to 5:41:23( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: i wanted to be assured by the administration that if the congress fails to do its part to protect these photos from being released, the president would sign into -- an executive order that would change their classification to be classified national security documents that would be outcome determined in the lawsuit.

5:41:24 to 5:41:44( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: rahm emanuel assured me that these photos would not see the light of day. they agreed for congress to secretary. in light of that, i will hold the bills that i have a and i will support the supplemental. i think it is important for our soldiers, airmen, marines, anybody deployed and civilian contractors to know that there

5:41:45 to 5:42:05( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: is a game plan. we will support petraeus and all of our combat commanders to make sure that these photos never see light of day. now i think we have a game plan that will work. it starts with a vote in the senate. i'm urging the house to take is up we have 266 votes to include

5:42:06 to 5:42:25( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: this in the supplemental. it was taken out. i'm disappointed it was taken out. we have a chance to start over and get this right. with the understanding that we will have a freestanding vote on the lieberman-graham amendment and that the administration will make sure that these photos will never see light of day if