Mark Warner

For example, I happen to like NPR, and I like to hear FOX News. I like to have the juxtaposition of the different viewpoints.

And the variety of news services--again, there are obviously certain news services that have a proclivity to go to a more conservative side and some to the liberal side, but again, are news services given an equal opportunity to be heard?

I find that helpful. I think you have dispelled any thought that this amendment would impose any censorship.

That assurance to me is important. So what you are saying is it would not be any indirect censorship of any particular philosophical category of programming under your proposal?

It is that operative phrase of ``reach that criteria.'' It seems that reaching that criteria has the effect of excluding a lot of programming, albeit they don't have quite the audience that others do, but nevertheless, there may be some…

I don't know that we condone a marketing tool by which a certain category--and it so happens that category perhaps has the preponderance of things which people would consider liberal. I am not sure we can escape totally the use of that…

I wish to be supportive of this amendment of my colleague from Oklahoma. But at the same time, I do believe the amendment by Senator Harkin is deserving of consideration. I say to my colleague, my concern, is--and I wish to have the record…

Well, I don't see anything in the language you use here because you are very explicit. By providing the same type and quality of radio and television programming, including news, information, sports, and entertainment, that would be…

I do not object, but we do have a 5-minute request from the other side of the aisle, I say to my distinguished colleague. We have the proponents of the amendment of the Senator from Colorado and others. I ask unanimous consent that the…

I certainly do not want the Senator to feel that we are trying to control these stations in such a manner as to preclude members of the Armed Forces and their families from having an opportunity to hear opinions that differ. So in the…

In our committee, you have sat side by side through almost every minute of the many hours of hearings we have had on this subject. While there may be areas which our committee may yet probe on this matter--as a matter of fact, I do not…

I say to the Senator, when you use the term ``we,'' let's be more specific. You mean the Congress in its various oversight capacities? Maybe the Intelligence Committee, which basically has primary jurisdiction over intelligence issues…

First I want to clarify one thing. The distinguished Senator from Michigan, as the ranking member of our committee, participated in all of the hearings of the Armed Services Committee. There were many hearings on the issue of the…

We have certainly no objection to that. At this juncture in the bill, it does not impair our ability to manage. I ask the Senator to please proceed.

Yes. I thank my distinguished colleague, who is a very valued member of our committee. We are anxious this afternoon to pursue amendments. I will review at an appropriate time what we have achieved so far and what we have planned for the…

Mark Warner, who John King just talked about, has a personal wealth of $200 million.

Democrats will certainly make the case that the president's troubles continuing in the state of Virginia -- I will say, though, Anderson, I think the bigger national question out of the state of Virginia might be that this helps the…

Next week, the Senate will resume consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill. The order provides for up to 12 relevant first-degree amendments on each side, with a limited amount of time for debate. The bill managers…

I am delighted my distinguished colleague, a member of the committee, would like to contribute his thoughts on this very important issue and take such time, I think up to 5 or 6 minutes.

We had announced earlier--I see my distinguished colleague, a member of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Reed--that we would move to Senator Allard and then follow with the Senator from Rhode Island, Senator Reed. Amendment No. 2423

I followed that statement with great care. I commend the Senator. I think he articulated the key issues. He used the word ``compromise'' and keeping an open mind. I wish to assure those who are following this that our group that supports…

Why can't the Congressional Record of the debate, the traditional report language that accompanies the bill, explain, give her full credit or whatever she desires? But to continually come back and forth and raise the specter that people…

I repeat, there is a bill that has been acted upon unanimously by the Senate. It is at the House desk. This morning was the first time I ever heard that the Congresswoman, in whose district this courthouse is, desires to have her bill--not…

But we solved, basically, the procedure. What troubles me is that the Senate took considerable time last night to resolve this issue--in favor of the Senator from Michigan and in favor of the Senator from Virginia.

I am somewhat troubled. Not more than 10 minutes ago, I say to my colleague, you sat right here and I sat right there. We struck an understanding that tomorrow we would rejoin on the floor to explain the situation. I said, by that time, as…