Mark Warner

I am very concerned on the cost issue.

I share, as every member on this committee does and like the Senator from Arkansas has mentioned, we need a dedicated, fully interoperable public safety network that takes advantage of advanced technology.

I made a lot of the money. He did a lot of the work.

I stand ready to work with the Committee on possible solutions as we move forward.

The politics of making tough choices on this issue are not easy.

I do have some serious concerns about the true cost of building a new network, particularly given that some are advocating for a stand-alone network, which dramatically increases the costs.

This issue has languished for years and I am hopeful that on the eve of the 10th anniversary of September 11, Congress may reach a bipartisan compromise that delivers a nationwide interoperable broadband network for primary use by public…

Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller for your work to make the issue of communications infrastructure for first responders a priority.

We still have an enormous number of challenges facing us as a country, and I look forward to working with Members in both bodies to make sure we meet these challenges in a bipartisan way. I want to start this new 112th Congress with what…

We have to re-examine what is the right approach.

We cannot afford to be on the track we are on financially for this country because at the end of the day we will hit a brick wall, and there will be nothing available for us to operate.

I do have some of the concerns that Senator Thune has, that, you know, we have to make the financing work the right way.

If we wanted a great demonstration example of how to do high-speed rail, we look forward to Virginia's application being perhaps more competitive than it was in the first round.

I cannot think of a better place with higher potential usage and a more willing bipartisan support at this point than the Commonwealth of Virginia.

There are so many places to hit in 6 minutes and 54 seconds. Let me, first of all, thank you for all of your work.

Thank you for coming up to Alaska and especially to rural Alaska.

Bipartisan support. Let us make sure we get that on the record again.

I look forward to working with Senator Cardin and I hope a united bipartisan Senate on that issue.

Because it is terribly important. The Washington Metro is a great system, but it has had its issues, particularly around safety.

That is how legal it is.

Ours is actually vested in our Constitution.

I want to echo and make sure I heard what you said.

I mean, I think the rating agencies are able to look at the liabilities there and the liabilities on bonds and make informed decisions.

We never used one-time resources for ongoing expenses.

It is really up to the Governors and, I would say, mayors, which have actually a larger amount of the debt out there than States do.