Sen. John Warner (VA-R)
Honorable John WarnerUnited States Senator, Virginia, RepublicanSenator Warner was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. He served as Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972, as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974, and as Director of the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee from 1974 to 1976. He chairs the Armed Services Committee, and also sits on the Environment and Public Works Committee; the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and the Select Committee on Intelligence. The following is from the January 25, 2005, Senate floor debate on the nomination of Condoleezza Rice for Secretary of…