Mark Warner

Let me point out one other thing. Again, there is a difference as to how these things are treated under Federal and State. As I said, ERISA gives certain protections that are involved in the Federal court. There Federal law requires relief…

No preemption of state law.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a cause of action under paragraph (1) that is brought in a State that has a law or framework of laws with respect to the amount of an attorney's contingency fee…

I was also quite anxious to ensure that if a State has a framework of law regarding the award of attorney's fees, this does not apply. I think it is important that we honor those States that have a framework and laws which set attorney's…

I want to make it clear. I think it is clear in the amendment that the expenses are over and above the allocation of fees.

Yes, I had been going on for some minutes now. I will go back over it again. I say to my good friend, you took an earlier version of my amendment, and in striking it out, No. 1, you left the one-third cap in, but you give the discretion to…

I like a man who is audacious. I accept that challenge. We will proceed on mine. I need only about 10 minutes to address it.

That is exemplified by the leadership the Senator shows time and time again on this floor. I don't view this as a partisan issue. This is an honest effort by the Members of the Senate to recognize that individuals should be given their…

If I might reply to my friend and colleague, there was no intention of the Senator from Virginia to repeat what is an historically important case on tobacco. I studied that case very carefully. There were, I think, three votes. My…

I thank my colleague Let's talk about a large employer. I am simply the manager of a section with maybe seven or eight employees, but they are good friends. They have worked with me for a very long time. One suddenly becomes ill. Were I to…

I say to my good friend, I guess I reached down in the 23 years of experience in managing many bills and being in many conferences. There is a certain feeling about this legislation. It is for teachers. It is simple----

I rise to ask the Senate to act on this, as we have just done. I am honored to do so on behalf of the few in the Senate who served in World War II, Senators Inouye and Stevens, with great distinction, I myself with very modest service…

Without hesitation, if you asked the question, they will then say: Yes, but I do it voluntarily out of the goodness of my heart. And they will say: Look at the walls, Senator. Look at the drawers. Look at the desks. And they can point to…

There are moments in your Senate career you shall not forget, and this is one, when I am privileged to join with our distinguished junior Senator from Maine. She pioneered this effort. And let no one be mistaken about that fact. I think…

I have here the President's really wonderful message on education entitled ``No Child Left Behind.'' I am sure the chairman agrees with me, if we do not accord equal assistance to teachers, we cannot hope to achieve the goal that no child…

I bring to your attention, my concern about a provision in the House version of the Concurrent Budget Resolution, H. Con. Res. 83, concerning restrictions on advance appropriations. The Senate provision more properly addresses this issue…

In the 106th Congress, an overwhelming majority of the United States Senate agreed, and approved a bipartisan pay parity amendment by a vote of 94 to 6 during consideration of legislation I introduced providing important pay increases for…

I simply say to my colleague, we have had a good debate. We have framed the issue very clearly. My posture is we should proceed to let the Commander in Chief conduct his studies. There is nothing in this debate to refute Mr. Levin. He…

Let me address again the letter to the budget chairman, ranking member, from Senator Levin, which is written in very clear, plain language: In the near term, I believe there are some urgent needs for which a Fiscal Year 2001 supplemental…

The language is clear. I simply ask: Do you agree or disagree with his statement again, that we should receive the results of these studies ``before we, the Congress, make final decisions on the shape and overall funding levels for our…

I recognize this Senator was one of the first to say there is a need for a supplemental, even at the time when my respected President wasn't totally in agreement with what I was saying, but now there is thinking within the department that…

Did I understand the Senator to say his interpretation of the amendment is that it covers the fiscal year 2001 for the supplemental? I bring to the attention of the Senator the amendment. I do not find that provision in it.

No, I am not saying that. I am dead serious. But I think we will pace ourselves, and it is a little early to begin to think about the magnitude of the budgets associated with missile defense. I didn't hear my distinguished colleague from…

It seems to me we will have to pace ourselves as technically feasible. I think to ask this Chamber at this time to accept as a premise that all of this money is going to develop in the hundreds-plus of billions of dollars at this early…

I pride myself on being among those who are strong supporters of the concept of a limited missile defense. I have been on this floor much of the 23 years I have been privileged to be in this body arguing for the need for this country to…

I am very encouraged by what you have advised. It is eminently fair. That type of attitude is one that can succeed in this Chamber and will help get through a piece of legislation which I think is needed now. We should not postpone its…