Jim Webb: “Thank you very much, Mr. O'Brien. Let me begin by thanking all of you for your extraordinary breadth of experience that…”

I would like to speak on the Udall amendment. I have great admiration and respect for the Senator from Colorado as well as his cousin who now presides. I have concerns about this amendment that were raised during the committee markup. I…

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

So to my staff, a heartfelt thanks, and to each of those who have served with us, I say again, thank you for your contributions to our staff and, most importantly, to our country. And I say also again that I will continue to expect great…

I respectfully ask the Committee to work with me to bring this legislation to the Senate floor.