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A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity
Jun 21 2011
Senator Warner joined former Fed chair Paul Volcker today in highlighting a government reform blueprint prepared by Paul Light, founder of NYU's Global Center on Public Service. The report, "Creating High Performance Government: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity," outlines a plan to save one trillion dollars over the next decade by focusing on performance and accountability in the federal bureaucracy.
A big congratulations is due to a team from Virginia Tech for landing top prize of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge. It involved designing and building an extended-range electric vehicle. Tech competed against 15 other universities to earn top honors in the three-year competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors.
Mark on John
Jun 14 2011
Senator Warner’s close political ally and predecessor, former Senator John Warner, was honored today by the Association of Former Members of Congress with its highest honor -- the "Distinguished Service Award." The award is presented each year to a former member of Congress who has made a difference in the lives of others through their service and dedication to promoting a better world.
Fox News Video: New Bipartisan Jobs Measure
Jun 13 2011
New legislation by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) is aimed at increasing skilled jobs.
With the unemployment rate having reversed course in May, jumping slightly to 9.1 percent, Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Alexandria, and Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-Fairfax County, are looking to steal jobs back from abroad. The bipartisan duo has launched an initiative designed to create manufacturing and technology jobs through a forgivable loan program targeted toward rural or economically stressed regions of the country
Ending VIP reservations at Arlington
Jun 08 2011
Senator Warner appeared before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today to press the committee to vote to end the practice of reserving gravesites for VIPs at Arlington National Cemetery. Reserving gravesites has been against Army regulations since 1962, but has continued for many years under at least two different Superintendents. The bill passed the House three weeks ago.
Senator Warner appeared on Morning Joe this morning to talk about his efforts to reduce the deficit in a bipartisan way. "The only thing we can get to jump start this economy and get part of that $2 trillion in cash sitting on corporate balance sheets off the sidelines and reinvested in the country, is to put a long term deficit reduction plan in place," Senator Warner said.
On today’s 67th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion at Normandy Beach, Senator Warner marked the tremendous sacrifice of the residents of the Virginia town of Bedford. Thirty-two of Bedford’s young men were among the first on the beach in the early hours of the Normandy invasion, and only 11 of them made it home – the largest per capita casualties of any American community.
Following deadly tour bus crashes, Senators call for stricter driver safety requirements
Jun 06 2011
Following deadly tour bus crashes that claimed dozens of lives in New York, Virginia and Washington state this year, a group of six senators wrote to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calling for swift implementation of safety standards aimed at preventing driver fatigue.
There has been much speculation about the “demise” of the Gang of Six — the only truly bipartisan effort to reduce our national debt sufficiently and keep us on a sustainable path — since Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) decided to take a break from the group’s discussions. But reports of the group’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
