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Creating the Future
May 25 2011
Fixing our short-term deficits and longer-term debt allows our country to focus once again on what it does best: creating the future, Senator Warner delivered that message to the trustees of the Brookings Institute today as they released their year-long study Growth Through Innovation.
Virginian Pilot: Debt solution requires courage
May 20 2011
Over the coming weeks, Washington will be consumed with the arcane issue of the nation's debt ceiling. Not with the practical matter of whether lawmakers should raise the nation's credit limit, but with the political advantage that can be gained in this game of trillion-dollar chicken.
Sen. Mark Warner says the departure of Sen. Tom Coburn from the bipartisan "Gang of Six"--senators who have been working on solutions to the national debt--will not stop the group's work.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Wednesday that the loss of a key conservative senator from the so-called Gang of Six doesn't mean they're giving up on producing a complex plan to cut trillions from the national debt through deep spending cuts, entitlement reforms and changes in taxes.
"This is too important. We've gotta keep at it."
May 18 2011
Senator Warner updated Virginia reporters today on his efforts to find a bipartisan solution to the nation's deficit and debts. The effort experienced a bit of a setback on Tuesday when one of the Republican members of the so-called “Gang of Six” announced he was “taking a break” from the bipartisan initiative.
The Concord Coalition, a group of former members of Congress known for advocating responsible fiscal policy, says the Gang of Six is the best hope for a bipartisan plan to curb deficits and debt. Senators Warner and Chambliss (R-GA) have been leading the "Gang" efforts since December.
DC to ATL and back
Apr 12 2011
Senators Warner and Chambliss visited Atlanta on Monday to speak about the effort to reduce the deficit and debt. Both Senators met with the editorial board of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and then held a town hall meeting with the 500 members of the Atlanta Rotary Club.
Big-versus-small? How about effective.
Senator Warner’s work on improving federal agency performance and reducing waste and duplication is the focus of a new Federal Times video. The two-minute clip includes Senator Warner’s appearance at last month’s Center for American Progress event and a recent hearing of the Budget Committee’s Government Performance Task Force.
Senator Warner’s work on improving federal agency performance and reducing waste and duplication is the focus of a new Federal Times video. The two-minute clip includes Senator Warner’s appearance at last month’s Center for American Progress event and a recent hearing of the Budget Committee’s Government Performance Task Force.
Forward motion
Mar 10 2011
Since Monday’s town hall with business leaders in Richmond, the bipartisan efforts of Senators Warner and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) have gotten more attention. Their role in leading the so-called “Gang of Six” in proposing a responsible, long-range plan to cut spending, reform taxes and strengthen entitlement programs like Social Security has been endorsed by newspapers across Virginia.
Senator Warner on the budget
Mar 08 2011
Senator Warner will vote against the House spending proposal because it is short-sighted and could harm the country’s economic competitiveness. The Senator is a leader of a bipartisan group of Senators working for a more responsible, long-range blueprint to cut our deficits and debt.
