Mark Warner

I am about to praise him at great length for his participation in the drafting of a very important piece of legislation entitled ``A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs and for mass transit…

By adopting this resolution, the Senate hopes to be a model for the country in its treatment of individuals with disabilities. The Senate intends to be nondiscriminatory and accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities who may…

I had the privilege of introducing Mr. Rohatyn to the Committee on Foreign Relations. And together with his lovely wife, Elizabeth, I assure the Senate that they will make an extraordinarily competent team to represent our Nation.

I agree that this inequitable reimbursement rate for States who prefinance construction projects should be addressed. As the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, I…

I am privileged to join my friend from Iowa, Senator Harkin, in putting in the Senate's recognition of John Berg--an institution himself. His service to Americans was his life. No task was insurmountable; no task was performed with less…

I commend the President and all those who have worked to see that this fine American takes on this very, very important responsibility. I have confidence in him, and I am confident that he will represent our country very ably in this…

What do we gain by simply picking them up out of their present positions and moving them 50 miles across the border or whatever the distance may be? What do we gain? It is pure symbolism. And then they rush back at a telephone call?

Let us look at section (4): The United States may decide to appropriately provide support to a Western European Union-led or NATO-led follow-on force including command, control, intelligence, logistics, and, if necessary, a ready reserve…

I am all in favor of somehow capturing these criminals. But I want to visit it another day at another time about how that is to be done. Because I, drawing on the lessons of Somalia, which the Senator and I experienced and wrote about in…

Therefore, the board of directors and the CEO of this company are going to say, We are doing fine with 80 percent private sector. Too bad, national security. You are on your own. Of course, I recognize in most instances for patriotic…

Then he will sit down. And he has to decide. "Do I apply my brain power?" Suppose he somehow is able to draw a firewall in the company, and the CEO and a lot of the other top people stay out of the contract. Does that not deprive the…

I pose the question to the sponsors of this amendment. First, having worked on the committee some 18 years, this is an issue that has been visited and revisited very carefully through the years. I am not here to criticize, but I assure you…

On behalf of the Senators Santorum and Specter, I offer an amendment which would express the sense of the Senate that the ground communication-electronic depot maintenance workload currently performed at McClellan Air Logistics Center…

On behalf of Senator Specter, I offer an amendment which would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the Congressional defense committees with a report that would contain an assessment of the policies and procedures for determining…

It has been alleged that the licensing requirement contained in your amendment will put U.S. computer companies at a commercial disadvantage since it often takes up to 6 months for the Commerce Department to approve an export license. By…

I have been told that computers with similar capabilities and computing power are readily available from other nations. Given that, the concern is that your amendment would put U.S. computer companies at a competitive disadvantage since…

If your amendment passes, it is my understanding that this would be the first time that export control parameters would be established in statute. I am concerned that with advances in technology, the fixed parameters will quickly become…

It is my understanding that, since 1995 when the new export control standards were established, there have been over 1,400 computers sold in this range to Tier 3 countries. Of those 1,400 sales, a small number have allegedly wound up with…

I just wish to say what a valuable contribution to the work of the Armed Services Committee from my distinguished colleague from Virginia. We work together as a team on behalf of our Nation but, obviously, caring for the specific needs of…

History was made with this vote, by two votes, and two votes in the House--that resonates all across this land. It is a wake-up call to all those entrusted with the responsibility of keeping America's infrastructure modernized and safe so…

I do not need an explanation. In principle, pay it in, take it out, isn't that right, in simple English?

ISTEA. Look into that bill. Right in there is a provision saying we want $26 billion each year, far more than what the Senator from Virginia is asking. I build up to $26 billion in the fifth year. You want it beginning this year. In other…

What is the meaning of a trust fund? Let's be honest. You are keeping $26 billion, according to my calculation, holding it back, of the revenues paid at the gas tank, as if it were poker chips to play where you so desire elsewhere in the…

The Senator from Virginia simply says that all moneys above the $139 million--that is a clerical error, not a law error--be treated under the ISTEA 1991 law, which is the law of the land today. We should not, as the U.S. Senate, endeavor…

I make the proffer here, I judge my distinguished colleague from Florida will join me, if the Senator from Alaska will state that it is the intention of this bill not to change the 1991 ISTEA law, as it applies to fiscal year 1997, I will…