In the News
Statement from Communications Director Kevin Hall on the announcement today that the U.S. Department of the Interior is temporarily postponing public meetings on potential offshore activities in the mid-Atlantic so that information from the ongoing review of OCS safety issues can be appropriately considered in those meetings.
Support for White House action on offshore delay
Apr 30 2010
Senator Warner said today that he believes it was appropriate for the President to delay any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to prevent rig explosions like the one that caused the Gulf spill.
Some mortgage relief for drywall victims
Apr 06 2010
Senator Warner received a letter from Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams last week pledging to provide six-months of relief on mortgage payments for families dealing with contaminated drywall issues.
Step forward on offshore energy production
Mar 31 2010
President Obama announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved moving forward on a plan to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast following a one-year environmental and national security review.
Senate bill proposes no more bailouts
Mar 26 2010
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk takes a look at Senator Warner's leadership role in the new banking regulatory reform bill and his work in embracing the ethic that no company is too big to fail and keeping tax dollars away from firms drowning in debt.
Checking-in with Hampton Roads and the Peninsula
Mar 22 2010
Senator Warner traveled to Norfolk, Newport News and Williamsburg this weekend to check-in with small business owners and community leaders on issues that ranged from health care to the economy, including Wall Street and the continuing gridlock in Congress.
Thanking the earthquake rescue teams
Mar 05 2010
Senator Warner met with members of two Virginia search-and-rescue teams today who helped dig Haitians from the rubble after a devastating earthquake.
Warner and Rumble in the Morning
Mar 04 2010
Senator Warner had a fun and wide-ranging conversation this morning with Rick Rumble on the "Rumble in the Morning Show" on WNOR-FM99 in Norfolk.
Senator Warner and Senator Jim Webb today urged the Obama Administration to move forward without delay with a five-year plan to begin to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast beginning in November 2011.
Offering help to Franklin workers
Jan 13 2010
Following his visits to Martinsville and Danville on Monday, Senator Warner traveled to Franklin yesterday and met with officials at the International Paper transition facility who are helping employees who will soon be out of work.
