Political Quotes

Mark Warner: “Again, one final comment. I know the Presiding Officer is a new Member as well. This is one of those moments when there…”

On the recordApril 26, 2010
Again, one final comment. I know the Presiding Officer is a new Member as well. This is one of those moments when there has been a year and a half of bipartisan work that has gone on, when there seems to be a commonality of interest in what the goals of financial reform are. I don't know about the Presiding Officer, I don't know about my friend from Colorado, but I never got the memo that said our job wasn't actually to get stuff done. There were legitimate, major policy differences in the health care discussion. But in this discussion, there are things that need to be worked out, but the goals we have all agreed on. The bipartisan working groups have been at it for more than a year. I implore my colleagues from the other side of the aisle... let us get the people's business done.
Said by
Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 26, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is urging bipartisan cooperation on financial reform legislation.

Share

More from Mark Warner

Oct 8, 2026

All these workers go without health care when they get sick.

rollcall.com
Sep 25, 2026

We should be building on the progress we’ve made instead of walking away from a framework that has guided restoration efforts for more than 15 years.

virginiamercury.com

Other voices in this conversation