Mark Warner

We need to speak precisely and carefully when we talk about the nature of that threat.

We need to be very careful when we talk about this threat because we all have been horrified to see the rise of anti-Asian-American violence.

We have to make sure that our Intelligence Community continues that top imperative, which is always to speak truth to power without fear of political retribution.

I think the supply issue is something we have to address.

I think sometimes there is a feeling that there is not enough regulatory discretion if they want to kind of lean into lending to low and moderate-income communities.

We all know housing prices are up dramatically.

I have been a big advocate with many on this Committee, on both sides of the aisle, to promote investment into minority depository institutions.

Virginia's Mark Warner has expressed concerns about the bill's attack on independent contractors.

I want to talk about one that is quite close to home with me in terms of my own family, and that is some of the challenges around eating disorders.

Along with Senator Kaine and others in Congress, we introduced the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act that would address professionals in terms of trying to make sure that we train folks on how to deal with these high-stress…

I want to go to Dr. Durham again. You know, when we are talking about practitioners, we had an enormous tragedy with Dr. Lorna Breen in Charlottesville, VA, who was a solo practitioner.

Eating disorders have the highest incidence of mortality of any mental health issue.

I agree, although I do think we are trying to find some other tools there.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I appreciate you having this hearing.

The Constitution is in danger because I'm in charge.

We must make clear to Russia and any other adversaries they will face consequences for this malicious cyber activity.

Thank you, Senator Reed. I see Senator Thune is here. I will be very brief. You mentioned, Senator Reed, about the occasional twinkle in his eye. I am not sure, again, here is the right time or place to tell the stories, but that twinkle…

The Georgia law that makes it illegal for someone to voluntarily give somebody a glass of water if you are waiting for hours and hours in line to vote runs counter to any kind of basic notion of fairness in American democracy.

The wealth gap in this country should scare the hell out of all of us.

I would ask my colleagues to trust me on the math on this.

One of the things that we have talked about in the past is a relatively small piece of the financing sector, but one I think that has great potential to grow is CDFIs, community development financial institutions.

I was going to--I see my friend, Senator Cortez Masto, there. I was going to go ahead and make my commercial again to this panel about one of the things we can deal with in terms of the wealth gap--and I have talked with these nominees…

I want to single out, though, Jonathan Davidson, who helped me for the first number of years before my friend Michael Bennet stole him, where he became Chief of Staff.

Well, one of the things that could help move us forward and stop some of the forum-shopping that goes on by companies--and I hope Secretary Yellen will be successful--is having our partners in the OECD set some level of minimum corporate…

I am all for automatic stabilizers.