Mark Warner

Let me reply. I want to make it very clear that the Senator from Virginia agrees entirely with the Senator's premise that this is the most serious national security threat posed against our Nation indeed, and I think the nations of the…

If I could just summarize that, as I understand for the proponents of the amendment, the objectives to the amendment are in parallel to, consistent and supportive of, the objectives in that report.

The costs of eliminating or converting chemical and biological facilities, as we know, are very high both here at home and indeed abroad in the former Soviet Union. What is the justification that we would provide to our taxpayers for…

I know first and foremost that comes to mind, having served in the Navy Secretariat and dealt with the flag, promotions, and the need for flag officers, and listening to the Senator harken back to the days of World War II when, indeed, an…

They say one thing; the Congressional Budget Office says the other. They are diametrically opposed on this question of the tail spending. I think that is the most that can be stated out of this debate. It is kind of like that great…

I draw your attention to the title that says, ``Spending Subject to Appropriations Action.'' So it seems to me it is both direct and indirect. I think the most that can be made of this argument is that we come to a draw. Clearly, the…

I will send it back so the Senator can examine it. But on page 2, the Congressional Budget Office analyzes the outyears spending subject to appropriations actions and proposed changes. The estimated authorization level for fiscal 1997 is…

I simply want to remind all Senators that the very purpose for America was religious freedom. This Nation was founded by persons who left foreign shores and sailed into the unknown to take risks that today are almost incomprehensible in…

As the chairman of the Air-Land Forces Subcommittee, I can attest that the committee's intent is to authorize $15 million in program element 63003A explicitly for the continuation air-to-air Starstreak evaluation. The committee's report…

The system that I have in mind could limit the damage. Now, whether it could deal with all 20 missiles fired----

This Senator is in favor of supporting a system that could perhaps interdict up to 10, 12, 15, maybe as many as 20, certainly not an exchange as was practical, that potentially could have occurred between the former Soviet Union and the…

You are correct, China should not be put in the same category as the generic term ``rogue nation.'' I am talking about the accidental, unintentional firing.

Let us just concede that we know they have them. I do not know the number--I do know it but I am not sure--let us just assume that they have a system. I think you and I can agree on that.

I firmly believe that we can resolve with Russia any apprehension that they may have with respect to the development of this system in a manner that will pose a threat to them. As a matter of fact, I would argue it is in their interests…

My point is the Senator is correct. There is a risk from the suitcase. There is a risk from a berserk crew on a Typhoon submarine. And there is a risk associated with the accidental firing of a single, or perhaps two missiles against the…

I am sort of on a roll here, and I rather enjoy it, but my point is, what is your concept of a single accidental firing, a risk present today that was not present during the height of the cold war? That is essentially the purpose of this…

A balanced budget is essential for the United States. Each year we passed this resolution. Each year it became law. And what happened? What Congress does one day it can undo the next, and this resolution became worthless each year. Mr…

I would simply close this debate with the observation that my criticism is not directed at President Clinton but, indeed, to a succession of Presidents who have laid down, should we say, a framework within which our scientists, research…

I, with modesty, mention the fact that in the period when the ABM Treaty was negotiated, I was privileged to be serving in the Department of Defense and, more specifically, under the Secretary of the Navy. I followed the preparations and…

It is still in effect today, although modified. It is a living Executive agreement, in a sense. Departing from that and going back to the ABM Treaty, I remember reviewing this at that time and in the past 2 or 3 years in the course of the…

This ABM treaty has indeed, in my judgment, impeded the unfettered, unrestrained technical knowledge that this country has available to devise means for a defense of the short-range systems.

I listened carefully as my colleague from Michigan recited his argument. But I come back to his opening statement that this would make us ``less secure.'' We have nothing from which to go to a lesser security today, in terms of our ability…

I will inquire of my distinguished colleague from Michigan, before he departs the floor. I ask my colleague from Michigan this. The Senator's opening statement was that we should call this bill ``less secure.'' Mr. President, my…

You touched on the procurement reform. Each time Congress goes back in an effort to try to strengthen procurement reform, they go back time and time again to that report. I want to conclude with a personal note. Back to the word…

Mr. Laird told me today, in a saddened voice, that he had just talked to Dave not more than a week ago, as they did almost every week of their lives after leaving the Pentagon. They were like brothers. That is one of the rich heritages of…