Mark Warner
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Mark Robert Warner is a United States Senator from Virginia, serving since January 3, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner previously held the office of Governor of Virginia from January 12, 2002, to January 14, 2006. During his tenure in the Senate, he has focused on various issues including technology, healthcare, and economic development. Warner is known for his bipartisan approach and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the economy and supporting small businesses.
I am expecting to get my extra 3 minutes added on as well, but to then say I am going to build off my friend, Senator Corker's, comments.
I would love to hear everybody else, and then I will give it to Senator Warren.
I want to get my last question in before my time is expired, unlike certain Senators.
If someone takes copyrighted material, distributes it, and charges for it, and does not do what other MVPDs do, that is called piracy.
If you have copyrighted material, rights go with that that deserve compensation when others use it.
I commend the work that has been done and am hopeful, like I think so many of our colleagues, that we can show the rest of America, we can show these dreamers, but, frankly, we can show our economic competitors we are going to get back in…
The only place in the country where being a gang member is a good thing is right here in Washington, D.C.
I think the group has really tried to balance making sure that we can rebut the arguments, I think fallacious arguments, that we are taking jobs away from Americans.
The challenge I feel--and I guess maybe we will start with Mr. Bussgang and then any that want to offer this--because the nature of a startup is it is tough to find the financing.
We have been funding our economic competitors because of our broken immigration system.
If they want to change jobs. And this means that many highly skilled foreign workers are unable to leave their employer because they are fearful of losing their visa status.
The bipartisan legislation being worked on, which includes the Invest Visa program as well as a path to citizenship, is a strong start.
I have real hope for, I have called this hearing--we have called this hearing to examine what changes are needed in our laws to maintain our ability to attract the best and the brightest to the United States.
The economic growth potential that immigration offers... is, to me, so obviously additive to our economy, to me, that it seems almost a no-brainer.
One of the things I hope that we can look at, Mr. Chairman--I do not know, it may be a little bit out of our purview here--but how we get that single portal so that small to mid-size businesses do not have to navigate their way through the…
We all want to make sure we have got--obviously, that this is supporting of American businesses. But that definition of domestic content might need a fresh look so that we can really make sure that we are not excluding American businesses.
I think the Export-Import Bank is a great model on that project finance side.
I, for one, believe that we need another tool in our tool box as we look at infrastructure





