John Warner

I seek clarification of the language in paragraph 2. It says: The President shall seek immediately the agreement of NATO allies to terminate the international arms embargo * * * My question to you is: If the President fails to get such an…

The Mitchell resolution speaks to the fact that we should come back if there is a further question of ground troops. Why is there silence to other Americans who are flying, who are at sea? Are they entitled to less protection than those…

I wish to be added as a cosponsor. I want to say, I watched this bill come forward. I think the Senator deserves, together with his colleagues, Senator Kerrey and the Senator from Louisiana, great credit, because their amendment, I think…

Let us hope that we can reshape this amendment to send the needed message that the Republican leader so correctly states but do it in a manner that meets two criteria: First, that it is clear that this amendment does not imply that this…

I share the concerns--and I have said it in this debate in the last hour--of the French and the British about their forces on the ground in Bosnia. They were put in there to carry out a humanitarian mission. They were equipped with such…

Then we have chosen sides in this conflict. Let there be no doubt we have chosen sides. I wish to ask this question: Clearly defined, are we doing this in response to compassion and emotion, or are we doing it as a part of the NATO force…

I ask of my distinguished colleague, with that use of force it would clearly be perceived that we, the United States, together with our allies who presumably would participate, and I assume we are talking about NATO air strikes, not just…

I will remind my good friend from Connecticut that I ran a calculation. There are 36 conflicts going on in the world today. Most of them civil wars, cultural wars, religious wars. Yes, we are appalled about the tragedy unfolding before our…

In closing, would the drafters of this amendment consider amending it in some manner to reflect that while the United States may have a legal right under international law to lift such embargo as this country is responsible for, we will do…

Let me then qualify. My colleague interprets the amendment as saying legally we, the United States, will lift our embargo. And you agree with my observation this sends a message--again using your word--it implies that the United States is…

You have answered, No. 1, you interpret this as saying the United States shall unilaterally lift whatever embargo we have. I ask my good friend, does that not send a signal to the people tragically suffering, the Muslims: We have lifted…

I say that you have not done that when you say to me it the intention of the amendment and you think it is implicit in the amendment. What do you have expressly in the language that we and every American can understand?

I acknowledge the win by the distinguished colleague from Arkansas but in a way Virginia won because there is a magnificent addition to a park that has been in existence for many years, preserving the history of the first and second…

I feel that this bill indeed does need some drafting because this is a bit of an innovation to ask landowners to make the land available for public inspection and to assume associated risk with tort liabilities with visitors coming on, and…

It not only applies to the earthquakes. It is hurricanes and all types of natural disasters, including levees.

I believe the Senator is prepared to give me some assurance that this issue that I raise of whether we should repeatedly call on the American taxpayers to go back and replenish, rebuild and restore in areas of known potential for disaster…

Dear Senator Warner: I just heard on the hourly news that Mr. Clinton will be proposing emergency legislation today, costing about seven billion dollars, for emergency aid to Los Angeles. That's ridiculous!!! No one objects to the Federal…