Honorable James Webb
United States Senator, Virginia, Democrat
Senator James Webb was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He was Secretary of the Navy from 1987 to 1988. He sits on the Armed Services Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. The following is from Senator Webb’s September 25, 2007, statement on the floor of the Senate during debate on a Department of Defense Authorization Bill. I would like to express my concern about amendment No. 3017,Kyl-Lieberman [Senators Jon Kyl (AZ-R) and Joseph Lieberman (CT-D)] amendment,which, among other things and most troubling, would designate the IranianRevolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization under…
