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Editorial: Un momento decisivo (Univision)
Nov 13 2013
El cierre de gobierno en octubre fue una acción innecesaria que dañó a nuestra economía. Estiman que los 16 días del cierre de gobierno costó a la economía por lo menos $24 mil millones. No solamente afectó a los trabajadores del gobierno federal sino también a los pequeños negocios, comunidades y familias de nuestra nación. Por esa razón, este miércoles y en las próximas semanas participaré en un comité de la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado, con representantes de cada partido, para desarrollar un presupuesto de largo plazo.
After years of prodding fellow senators to adopt spending and debt reforms - through personal pleas and unofficial efforts like the "Gang of Six"- U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is joining the inner circle.
Today, Senator Warner spoke on the floor after the Senate Democratic and Republican leaders announced a bipartisan plan to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.
"We're going to be right up against the edge of Thursday. And that is assuming everything goes well," Warner said during a conference call with reporters. "This time, the wolf may really be at the door."
On day 14 of the government shutdown and less than two days before the potential federal default, Senator Warner spoke to Virginia reporters about where negotiations stand in Congress.
Working for Furloughed Federal Workers
Oct 07 2013
Sen. Warner joined his colleagues from Maryland in putting a human face on news stories about furloughed federal workers. Sen. Warner introduced Carter Kimsey of Alexandria, who has worked for the National Science Foundation since 1976.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner will donate an amount equivalent to his pay to the nonprofit Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund, which provides scholarships and emergency aid to federal workers, said his press secretary, Kevin Hall. The senator also did that during the recent sequester furloughs, Hall added.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Virginians have a right to be “mad as hell” about the partial shutdown of the federal government and he laid blame for the political train wreck on a faction of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Senator Warner appeared on PBS Newshour with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) to talk about looming budget and fiscal deadlines which threaten a government shutdown.
This morning Senator Mark Warner, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined the hosts of CNBC Squawkbox, Joe Kernen and Becky Quick, to discuss the looming government shut down.
