Mark Warner: “Since 1961, the Senate has passed an authorization bill for our military. We are about to pass another. I first thank…”

“Since 1961, the Senate has passed an authorization bill for our military. We are about to pass another. I first thank the leadership of the Senate, and my distinguished ranking member, Mr. Levin, for hanging in as we had to move this bill under some difficult circumstances in the last 30 days. I wish to pay a special respect to all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. We conduct our affairs as best we can in the spirit of what is in the best interest of our Nation. The bill reflects those decisions. I wish to thank our respective staffs, both majority and minority. I yield to my distinguished colleague who has been with me some 22 years in the Senate on this committee. We have worked together as a team in the best interests of our country.”