Mark Warner: “Many times, the two of us have stood right here and had our debates together. It is one of those rich moments in the…”

“Many times, the two of us have stood right here and had our debates together. It is one of those rich moments in the history of this institution when two colleagues, without all of the prepared text and so forth, can draw upon their experience and knowledge and their own love for the Constitution of the United States and engage. I say to my good friend, 3 weeks ago, there were headlines that three Senators were in rebellion against their President, three Senators were dissidents, and on and on it went. Well, the fact is, the three of us-- and there were others who shared our views, but somehow the three of us were singled out--believed as a matter of conscience we were concerned about an issue. The concern was that the bill proposed by the administration, in our judgment, could be construed as in some way--maybe we were wrong--indicating that America was not going to follow the treaties of 1949--most particularly, Common Article 3.”