Mark Warner

If they're going to do business in this country, they meet minimum fair business practices.

It seems to me we've got a couple of different paths we need to continue to pursue.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I'll be, try to be brief here.

I don't know--Senator Rubio and his state has been very effective on this.

What about any of the drywall that may have been imported in 2006----

Yet there are companies out there settling suits on, legal suits on this issue. So, companies don't settle unless they feel like at the end of the day they're going to be found guilty.

I think the most telling part of your comments was that you wouldn't let your own family live in one of these homes.

Would you allow your family to live in one of these homes?

It just seems strange to me that we've not been able to determine this health causation issue; yet, we all acknowledge that for many people there are health effects.

The defective drywall problem as a 'Silent Hurricane.'

Thank you for continuing to work on behalf of thousands or residents like us who have lost their homes due to Chinese Drywall.

This is about as frustrating an issue, again, in, when I started 20 years plus of politics, that I've ever seen.

I've been involved in politics, government for 20 years.

Can you get me some--I'd like to get some documentation on that.

To me there is nothing more basic that drives this economy than energy.

What can we do to put these folks back to work? What kind of hope, what kind of positive message?

We recognize that we need to diversify our economy and need to diversify our economy in a rapid way if we are going to be able to continue to move Virginia forward.

79 percent of those respondents from Virginia were in favor of developing our offshore resources.

Our Governor has made it a clear statement on his mind that he wants to make Virginia the energy capital of the East Coast.

I hope that during my 6 years here in the Senate... I'll have an opportunity to watch as America's space program remains a leader in the 21st century.

There's no replacement for our country in the world.

I think you make a very, very good point that we need to move back from $729,000 to $625,000.

Right, agreed. Agreed. Agreed.

Well, listen, I know everybody has been very generous with their time, and I just want to say I really--this has been a fascinating panel, and provocative.

Addressing a reality, which is that Greece cannot co-exist in a currency union with Germany without massive transfers in their direction.