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More action to revive small business lending
Oct 21 2009
Senator Warner and 31 of his Senate colleagues are urging the Obama Administration to do more to support America’s struggling small businesses by increasing the availability of credit.
Bloomberg News explains Senator Warner's ideas to push regulators to consider ways to jumpstart credit to small companies, which he says is dwindling even after efforts to provide government support.
Effort Underway to Speed Aid to Small Businesses
Oct 15 2009
The Washington Post highlights Senator Warner's efforts to develop initiatives to make billions of dollars of bailout funds available to small businesses through community banks.
A plan to expand help for small businesses
Oct 15 2009
Senator Warner is working with the Treasury Department on a plan to loosen the clogged credit market for small businesses.
"Banking Reform's Dynamic Duo"
Oct 15 2009
The Washington Post this morning published a feature story on the perhaps unlikely partnership that's developed between Senator Warner and Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker -- a bipartisan relationship and mutual respect that goes beyond their attendance at Senate Banking Committee hearings.
Master Classes in Teamwork
Sens. Warner, Corker Organize Sessions on Financial Regulation
Oct 15 2009
The Washington Post looks at the unique partnership between Senator Warner and Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee.
Divesting the government's stake
Oct 08 2009
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal's Dow Jones Newswire wrote about Senator Warner's bipartisan efforts to design a responsible strategy for ending the federal government's ownership stake in major private companies such as AIG, Citigroup and General Motors.
Senator Warner sat down with reporters from the Dow Jones Newswires to discuss his bipartisan legislation to divest government stakes in large corporations within the next two years.
Washington Post supports TARP exit strategy
Oct 06 2009
In an editorial published this morning, the Washington Post highlighted Senator Warner's bipartisan legislation, along with Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker, to create an exit strategy for the government's partial ownership of TARP-assisted companies such as AIG, GM, and Citibank:
Washington Post Editorial Board endorses legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and a Republican colleague, Bob Corker (Tenn.) to create an exit strategy for the government's ownership of major businesses, such as AIG, General Motors, and Citibank.
