Mark Warner

That is an important addition the Senator just made because this is a man who uprooted himself from a difficult situation here at home, volunteered to go over there, and, as the Senator knows, those living conditions are not the best.

I do add the fact that I was present and I recall being somewhat concerned, I say to my distinguished colleague, but they had only been in office several weeks. The head of the electricity board, a magnificent woman, very well-skilled in…

I, too, have traveled to the region, as has the Senator from Arizona. It was clear to me that there is a direct correlation between the efforts to repair the infrastructure in Iraq and, frankly, lowering what is in the minds of us every…

I am opposed to the principle of having a commission at this time examine the subject, but on its face it reads: There is established a National Commission on Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq. Iraq is but one piece of a…

They will say it is because we are there for oil, and they will say, oh, they are going to make the Iraqis borrow the money. They don't understand the nuances, the technicalities of a loan, and so forth. What they will understand is that…

I think the press in that part of the world will be whipped into a frenzy, with those who will be saying ``we are winning, we are winning.'' That troubles me. I think that will endanger the security of our people in uniform when they are…

I have known the McCain family. I served with the Senator's father and have followed the distinguished Senator's career, and it stands in parallel to the finest careers of those who have served in this body in years past, today, and who…

I do not think the Senator was eligible then and he is not eligible now. I think it is likely the Senator will never be eligible.

I hope that with this sense-of-the-Senate resolution, which we will all vote on, we will send a message that we are all in support of the incredible importance of recognizing the service and sacrifice of the young men and women of our…

I appreciate that. But I would also caution my colleagues that it is probably best to explore what has been done and also what should be done by the committees of jurisdiction. Otherwise, we should not have committees of jurisdiction; we…

The decision to establish control of Iraq's reconstruction through the Department of Defense was made because military operations were and are ongoing in Iraq.

There is no provision that he continues a direct chain to the Secretary of Defense. That structure, from Bremer right on down through his organization, would now be reporting to the Secretary of State. Am I correct in that?

I think government has done all it can to prepare. The utilities had made sure that they had briefed us with their contingency plans. They said they were ready. Now they've got to, the utility companies have got to carry out those plans…

Well, it's certainly deeper than any of the pictures that we saw from years past. So lucky me, I get the world's biggest snowfall and the worlds, and Baltimore's biggest flood. Next will come the plague of locusts.

Today I've declared a state of emergency for the entire commonwealth. This implements the state emergency operations plan and directs state agencies to take all necessary actions to protect the health of Virginians.

I understand that despite the best efforts of counterparts in the House, Congressmen Wolf, Davis, Moran and Delegate Norton, the House of Representatives has unfortunately approved an FAA reauthorization bill that would increase flights at…

Our distinguished colleague, former majority leader of the Senate, has been on the Armed Services Committee for 25 years, the quarter of a century Mr. Levin and I have been on there. The Senator invoked the name of Richard Russell. When I…

The Department of Defense shall fully comply with the Competition in Contracting Act (10 U.S.C. 2304 et seq) for any contracts awarded for reconstruction activity in Iraq and shall conduct a full and open competition for performing work…

Fine. Let me just explain to the Senator what it is. The Senator, in the course of her comments, more or less criticized the amendment by the Senator from Virginia as not having in it the full force and effect of law. So, acting upon the…

The level of shipbuilding is clearly of concern to me. The Navy is in transition, and we find ourselves building the last of the older 20th century surface combatants, submarines, aircraft carriers, and amphibious assault ships and…

They key here is balance during the transition period. The ongoing global war on terrorism places enormous budgetary pressure on the Defense bills. For example, we were certainly aware that the LPD-17 design is in production, but at a very…

May I say to my distinguished colleague from Washington that I recognize through the years she has been a steadfast proponent for those women in the armed services faced with the difficult choice you have outlined to the Senate tonight. I…

I respond to my colleague, with all due respect, I will not try and engage in an evaluation of how the Parliamentarian goes about the votes; that is, determining whether or not each amendment is relevant. But I would say I do not recall in…

I just point out that on your side of the aisle, participating actively in markup in the full committee, there was no effort to examine it. The next question I ask my colleague: Are you aware how much money the taxpayers of this Nation put…

I wonder if I may ask my colleague a question or two. For many years you served on the Armed Services Committee. You have a complete familiarity as to how we address issues. My recollection--and I don't think it is to be disputed--of the…