Aug 12, 2026
The U.S. must continue to lead in the technologies that will define the future, and we cannot allow China or other foreign adversaries to exploit American innovation and turn our own technologies against us.
Mark Warner
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Mark Robert Warner is a United States Senator from Virginia, serving since January 3, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner previously held the office of Governor of Virginia from January 12, 2002, to January 14, 2006. During his tenure in the Senate, he has focused on various issues including technology, healthcare, and economic development. Warner is known for his bipartisan approach and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the economy and supporting small businesses.
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by number of sources- I rise today to introduce an important new piece of legislation--the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or DATA Act. Sine I have been in Washington, I have been frustrated by the lack of transparency and useful spending information to help inform the decision-making process. Our taxpayers deserve to clearly see how their tax dollars are spent. As Chairman of the Budget Committee's Task Force on Government Performance, I have been working to improve the outcomes and results of our Federal investments. Last year, we passed the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act to more frequently track government outcomes and to help reduce overlap and duplication. Today, I will introduce the DATA Act to help bring a new level of transparency to our Federal spending. I want to start by acknowledging the work of the administration and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board--this legislation was built off the important work they have been leading to reduce waste for the Recovery Act investments. Under Vice President Biden's leadership, supported by the Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney--they have established a new standard for government accountability. The results are impressive. Out of more than 200,000 Recovery Act fund recipients--there are only 7 recipients that have not filed their required financial reports.…10 sources2011govinfo.gov
- I rise today in support, once again, of America's teachers by joining with Senator Collins in introducing the Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2003. Senator Collins and I have worked closely for some time now in support of legislation to provide our teachers with tax relief in recognition of the many out-of-pocket expenses they incur as part of their profession. In the 107th Congress, we were successful in providing much needed tax relief for our Nation's teachers with passage of H.R. 3090, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002. This legislation, which was signed into law by President Bush, included the Collins/Warner Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2001 provisions that provided a $250 above-the-line deduction for educators who incur out-of-pocket expenses for supplies they bring into the classroom to better the education of their students. These important provisions will provide almost half a billion dollars worth of tax relief to teachers all across America over the next two years. While these provisions will provide substantial relief to America's teachers, our work is not yet complete. It is now estimated that the average teacher spends $521 out of his or her own pocket each year on classroom materials--materials such as pens, pencils and books. First-year teachers spend even more, averaging $701 a year on classroom expenses. Why do they do this? Simply because school budgets are not adequate to meet the costs of education.7 sources2003govinfo.gov
- I want to commend the Senator from Washington for her leadership going through the disparate effects of TikTok versus other social media platforms. And let's acknowledge, TikTok, I think, realized they had a problem over a year ago. So they tried to develop a response--it was something called Project Texas--to allegedly address concerns related to TikTok's handling of America's data. However, Project Texas would still allow TikTok's algorithm, source code, and development activities to remain in China. They would remain so under ByteDance control and subject to Chinese Government exploitation. Project Texas allows TikTok to continue to rely on engineers and back-end support from China to update its algorithm and source code needed to run TikTok in the United States. How can they say there is not the possibility of interference? This reliance on resources based in China, again, makes it vulnerable to Chinese Government exploitation. That is why Project Texas does not resolve the United States' national security concern about ByteDance's ownership of TikTok. Now, let me acknowledge--and I think Senator Cantwell and I worked on a more, frankly, comprehensive approach that, in a perfect world, we might have been debating today, but we work in the world of getting things right. So I stand firmly in support, as Senator Cantwell has, of taking action now to prevent the kind of intelligence failure we first saw back in 2016.…4 sources2024govinfo.gov
- before my distinguished colleague departs, a little later this morning I am going to talk about the agenda of the forthcoming ceremonies regarding the dedication of the World War II Memorial. The distinguished Senator from Hawaii, both Senators in fact, served in our military during World War II. My recollection is one Senator went to the European theater; that is, Senator Inouye, and this distinguished Senator went to the Pacific theater. I thank him for his participation in this memorial. It was first legislated in the Congress and then through the years, when Senator Dole and others were involved in raising non-Federal funds, close to $100 million, to erect the magnificent memorial which will be dedicated a week from tomorrow. I wanted to thank him first for his service on the Armed Services Committee, his enormous interest in the men and women in the Armed Forces, and in our national security. I have great recollections of when he and I went down with Senator Dole the other day to the memorial.4 sources2004govinfo.gov
- will the Chair advise the Senate as to the pending business? ____________________4 sources2005govinfo.gov
- I will be voting against Jay Clayton.3 sources2026cbsnews.com
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