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Urging the "super committee" to "Go Big"
Sep 22 2011
The New America Foundation hosted a discussion on Capitol Hill yesterday with a group of current and former members of Congress and White House officials from across the aisle, including Senators Warner and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Alice Rivlin, Erskine Bowles, Alan Greenspan, Pete Domenici, Governor John Engler, and the CEOs of the American Gas Association and Honeywell.
When I asked Virginians in 2008 for the privilege of serving them in the United States Senate, I pledged to go to Washington to try to lead a "radical bipartisan center" that would work together to find common ground to solve our nation's biggest challenges.
Virginia SkillsUSA members come to Washington
Sep 20 2011
Earlier today, Senator Warner had a meet-and-greet with several Virginians who were in town attending a SkillsUSA conference. SkillsUSA is a national organization comprised of over 300,000 members working to ensure America continues to develop a skilled workforce.
"Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has assembled a group of 36 senators from both sides of the aisle to pressure the deficit-reduction "supercommittee" to go beyond the $1.5 trillion in reductions sought by the president and Congress in last month's debt deal."
"U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, and Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, are spearheading a new effort by more than a third of the Senate to prod their colleagues on a deficit-cutting supercommittee to make a much larger dent in the deficit as well as changes to entitlement programs and tax laws."
Senator Warner announces formation of bipartisan group of 36 senators to encourage super committee to "go big" on deficit reduction
~ Warner leads new Senate coalition of 18 Republicans, 17 Democrats & 1 Independent ~
Sep 15 2011
Senator Warner today announced that he has organized a bipartisan coalition representing more than one-third of the members of the U.S. Senate to encourage the members of the congressional “super committee” to seek the broadest possible bipartisan agreement to address the nation’s deficits and debt.
On eve of Fort Monroe transfer, Senator Warner calls for national monument designation
Floor speech makes compelling case for preserving Fort Monroe’s rich history
Sep 14 2011
In a speech on the Senate floor the day before the U.S. Army transfers ownership of Virginia’s Fort Monroe to a regional authority, Senator Warner urged President Obama to use the Antiquities Act to designate Fort Monroe as a national monument, which would make it an official part of the National Park Service (NPS).
New generation of VA leaders
Sep 12 2011
We hosted our first Virginia Young Professionals Summit in Richmond this weekend. More than 225 up-and-coming young leaders attended the summit, which was focused on building networks and community involvement among young people.
Senator Warner will join military families at the Pentagon in Arlington on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the deadly Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on Virginia and America.
Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner today announced the inclusion of $27.4 million for the expansion of Craney Island in the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. As in previous years, the Senators had asked the Administration and the Appropriations Committee to include funding for Craney Island for the coming fiscal year.
