In the News
RTD: Warner group to debt panel: 'Go big'
Nov 17 2011
Even as the so-called supercommittee's deficit-reduction efforts appeared to languish this week with a Thanksgiving eve deadline looming, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., was leading a bipartisan coalition of 145 legislators calling on the panel to "go big." "Failure can't be an option. The whole rest of the world is watching," Warner said at the Capitol Hill news conference Wednesday surrounded by dozens of colleagues.
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers today urged the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to ignore pressure from their political wings and craft a massive deal to cut the nation’s deficit that includes both changes to entitlements and new taxes. Although talks have stalled in recent days, dozens of Members gathered in the Capitol to give the panel moral support and urge them to aim their sights high.
“America needs to get its ‘swagger’ back.”
Nov 14 2011
“America needs to get its ‘swagger’ back,” Senator Warner told the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at a lunch event today. The Senator spoke in Manassas about the need to tackle the deficit crisis in order to move on to the next urgent priority: sparking innovation and job creation.
Great Federal Employees: Ann Martin
Nov 08 2011
Senator Warner has honored another “Great Federal Employee:” Ann Martin of Vienna, Virginia. Martin is a Senior Intelligence Research Specialist for the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. She worked with Mexican officials to help disrupt the laundering of billions of dollars derived from illegal U.S. narcotics sales.
Concord Coalition honors Sens. Warner & Chambliss
~ Bipartisan ‘Gang of Six’ co-founders honored for fiscal integrity ~
Nov 03 2011
The nonpartisan Concord Coalition presented Senators Warner (D-VA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) with its 2011 “Economic Patriots Award” for their efforts as co-founders of the Senate’s so-called “Gang of Six” to find bipartisan solutions to our nation’s fiscal and economic challenges. The award was presented by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn (R-GA) at a ceremony in Washington on Wednesday night.
Launching A Billion + Change
Nov 03 2011
Today, nonprofit, corporate and government leaders gathered to launch A Billion + Change—a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars in skills-based and pro bono volunteer services to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively meet community needs.
FOX & Friends: momentum for "going big"
Nov 03 2011
Senator Warner says there is growing support on Capitol Hill for the debt supercommittee to act boldly to address the nation’s $14 trillion debt. “One way we can tell if this is serious is by seeing whose head is spinning,” the Senator told FOX & Friends, noting that groups both on the right and left are opposed to some aspects of the negotiations.
Fort Monroe Becomes National Monument
Nov 01 2011
Here's an update on the Fort Monroe Proclamation signing from the White House's pool press report: President Obama today signed a Proclamation designating Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument.
Senator Warner, NoVA delegation announce $180M for Route 1 fix
$30 million increase from original projected appropriation for road widening
Nov 01 2011
Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner and Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly today announced the approval of $180 million for the widening of Route 1 through Ft. Belvoir to accommodate the influx of new military and civilian personnel and hospital traffic related to BRAC.
Senator Warner appeared on Morning Joe with Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) yesterday morning. The Senators discussed their original “Gang of Six” effort, along with their new 45-Senator strong push for a more comprehensive deficit reduction package from the supercommittee.
