For a second week, Senator Warner joined nine of his Freshmen colleagues in back-to-back floor speeches advocating health reform that lowers overall costs.

In his floor statement, Senator Warner outlined several ways the health care system could be reformed to drive down overall costs, even as access is expanded:  

If we take advantage of some of the best examples in the private sector, where health reform is taking place right now, we can bring about not only reform but bring about reform with lower costs, higher value, and truly make sure Americans all across the country get the coverage they need and that does not break the deficit.

Here is Senator Warner's floor statement: