Speeches

July 2009
  • 07/20/09 -
    Supporting Sonia Sotomayor
    Senator Warner's statement on the Senate floor supporting the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
June 2009
  • 06/22/09 -
    TARP Recipient Ownership Act
    Mr. President, I rise today to discuss bipartisan legislation I am cosponsoring with my colleague, Senator Corker, concerning the federal government's recently acquired ownership stake of a number of private companies.
  • 06/16/09 -
    Systemic Risk Regulation
    Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise to discuss the tragic state of our financial system and to provide some thoughts on systemic risk regulation as we set about crafting reforms to that system.
  • 06/15/09 -
    Senior Navigation and Planning Act
    Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to talk about legislation to help seniors navigate through a complicated and often overwhelming health care delivery system. Because of the fragmented nature of our health care system, we often fail to provide patients, their families, and caregivers with the necessary tools, information, and support to both age well and with dignity in the setting of their preference, oftentimes their homes.
April 2009
  • 04/28/09 -
    In Support of Kathleen Sebelius
    Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
March 2009
  • 03/24/09 -
    Fiscal Responsibility
    Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to state a principle that is known well by those of us who have served in the private sector, and that principle is simply this: What gets measured gets done.
  • 03/03/09 -
    Health Care Reform
    Health care was a great interest of mine before I became Governor, and I am proud of what we accomplished during my term.