Mark Warner

I am fearful the Senator has thrown out a fishnet here that catches too many when he says prohibit the use of contractors as relates to combat missions. I just do not know how we would operate aboard our ships. I do not know how we would…

On the question of the interrogation, I would like to have an opportunity to revisit that. My immediate concern is maybe 90 days is short and perhaps there is some flexibility there. If I can return to the part B, that gives me very…

That is not the way it is crafted, as I read it. If the Senator wishes to proceed on this part of the amendment, the Senator would be well advised to try to make reference to the existing law in such a way as to make it clear.

May I thank my dear friend. I do not in any way deserve what he said, but he and I do reflect often on how we got where we are and that is because of men such as Jackson, Stennis, Goldwater, and Tower, and the greats whom we have served…

My colleague very kindly referred to our conversation earlier today when he, as every Member of this Chamber, has taken time to attend funerals in their respective States for those who lost their lives in the conflicts now ongoing…

I understood him to say that when a reservist goes on active duty, he has to worry about his costs. Could I direct the Senator to title 107(4)(a) entitled 'Medical and Dental Care' which explicitly says for anyone, reservist or guardsman…

I am confident it will be done. We must, because there is no alternative but to get a bill. This Nation is at war. The men and women of the Armed Forces are deserving of further recognition, which this bill has, together with their…

If I could reply, without the Senator losing her right to the floor, I will shortly bring the President's budget request for funds. I will bring appropriations acts and I will show the Senator the direct linkage of the request for funds…

I want to say I share that about Senator Levin. Senator Levin and I and Senator Nunn were taught by some of the greatest teachers in the Senate, foremost the Senator from West Virginia, Mr. Byrd, John Stennis, John Tower, Barry Goldwater…

I simply say to my good friend, a very valuable adviser for these many years, this BRAC legislation is to take Congress and remove it, once we make the decision to go forward with a BRAC, because the very essence of BRAC was so distorted…

I say to my good friend, he has correctly described how this operates, but the reality is, by killing the domestic BRAC program and putting it in abeyance subject to a future vote by the Congress--and mind you, any Member of Congress can…

Delaying BRAC benefits one group; and that is, the lobbyists and the consultants paid by these communities and, indeed, State taxpayers. The Congressional Research Service has estimated over $23 million will be spent in fiscal 2004 to pay…

I have to tell my distinguished colleague, in the course of the lunch period, I talked with a number of individuals. They said: John, the most persuasive case to me is that I have called home and talked to several of the communities that…

I have known this fine officer for many years. He served a tour in Iraq with great distinction and returned. I think he then offered his services to go back over to help with the rebuilding of various sections of the Iraqi Army and offered…

I think that is exceedingly helpful. I commend the distinguished Senator. My notes show she started back in 2001 on this issue, and at that time we reached a consensus that we would let the Department of Defense issue a report. That…

This bill goes a long way to improve it, as I read it. I want to make it clear. I don't want to raise expectations too high.

Clearly, the midshipmen at the Naval Academy, cadets at West Point and the Air Force Academy, get very clear treatment. I want to clarify exactly what the college ROTC, NROTC, Air Force ROTC--what is it they get? Is it less than the…

I thank him for his full cooperation. We are now studying a draft by which the two of us would put forward to the committee a suggested amendment on this full amount of $25 billion.

At 2 o'clock today, the Department of Defense delivered to S-407 material relating to the issue of mistreatment by Americans in uniform and perhaps others under contract against the prisoners in a prison in Iraq. Several hundred of these…

I thank our colleague from Texas. Let me assure all that I have been in contact with Secretary Rumsfeld. There is no reluctance whatsoever on his part to come forward. He desires to do so, but I believe it should be following the Commander…

We are endeavoring, through oversight and otherwise, to correct it. But those problems in no way are owing to the valor of the men and women in uniform and their families.

It is a very negative effect. I also bring to the Senator's attention that we heard this morning that we are thinking of reducing some of our very large bases in Europe and putting a smaller U.S. presence in a number of countries--I mean…

My question is--suppose we tell the government of a tiny country that lost soldiers in Iraq that we want your young men and women there, and we want them to be ready to sacrifice and die but, by the way, we are not going to buy anything…

All of those countries that have contributed troops--Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq--they see a headline tomorrow that says the Congress of the United States bars purchase of any military equipment from the manufacturers in these…

Last time I checked, we have allied forces in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq from as many as 30 countries who have contributed troops to our efforts in all of those countries, including the fact that a number of those allied…