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Where else would you hear a U.S. Senator joke about a State of the Union drinking game and “speed dating” with Republican colleagues? Listen to Senator Warner’s fun interview this morning with Rick Rumble of WNOR FM99 in Norfolk.
Another State date
Jan 24 2011
Senator Warner will sit with Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech. Truth be told, Sens. Chambliss and Warner were “bipartisan before bipartisan was cool."
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is about to heed his own admonition that Congress "put up or shut up" when confronting the dangerously high federal debt. The Virginia Democrat and U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, are close to introducing a complex bill that would cut trillions in federal spending.
The New York Times discusses the informal bipartisan coalition created by Senators Warner and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), that seeks to get the ball rolling on deficit reduction next year. The Senators have formed an informal group of about 20 senators from both parties to work on debt reduction and tax reform.
Reuters reports on the announcement by Senators Warner and Chambliss (R-Ga.) that they plan to introduce legislation building upon the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in the new year.
The Hill reports that Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) will introduce a bill early next year based on the report from President Obama’s deficit commission, in order to draw action to the nation's fiscal crisis.
Bloomberg News reports on Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss's (R-Ga.) announcement that they will introduce legislation early next year based on the recent report by the Deficit Commission, in an effort to encourage action on the country's fiscal problems.
Reuters reports on the announcement by Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) that they plan to introduce legislation building upon the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform early next year.
Citing the bipartisan group spearheaded by Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) that has been calling for deficit reduction and tax reform, the Washington Post editorial page argues that the Senate and President Obama must act on these issues next year.
18 Senators, 53 Minutes, One Topic: The Deficit
Dec 14 2010
Sen. Warner and Georgia GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss led an organized series of back-to-back floor speeches today from a bipartisan group of 18 Senators calling for comprehensive tax reform and deficit/debt reduction by the end of next year. That’s a more aggressive timeline than anyone else in Washington, including the White House, has talked about to date.