In the News
Town hall in Charlottesville
Feb 11 2011
Senator Warner had a great conversation yesterday with employees at the State Farm operations center in Charlottesville. Employees were interested in his thoughts on government regulation and the economy, and the Senator also talked about his efforts to form a bipartisan coalition of colleagues to tackle the budget deficit and our nation’s spiraling debt.
This morning, Senator Warner visited Jane Foy and Rick Daniels at WINA's Morning News in Charlottesville. The Senator talked about everything from the need to get moving on deficit reduction, to transportation funding, to Jim Webb's decision to retire from the Senate.
Half of JFCOM Workers, Functions to Stay
Feb 09 2011
Today the Department of Defense released final plans to resize, refocus and rename Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Hampton Roads. Last August, Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed the complete elimination of JFCOM to save money and promote greater Pentagon efficiency.
Jim Webb is an American original. He is a patriot, an intellectual, and a man who has devoted his life to serving our country. He has been a great working partner in the Senate and a strong advocate on issues of importance to Virginia.
The Pentagon’s plan to double the size of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County will add thousands of new commuters to already congested roads and places an unfair burden on state and local governments, a new study requested by Senator Warner has found.
Sen. Warner on offshore wind: “Excellent news”
Feb 07 2011
Sen. Warner, who has long advocated an “all-of-the-above,” portfolio approach to alternative energy, applauded today’s big announcement on major offshore wind initiatives: as part of the “Smart from the Start” approach, the federal government will accelerate the preliminary review of potential offshore wind sites along Virginia’s coast.
Look for a renewed focus on effective government now that the President has signed Senator Warner’s Government Performance & Results Modernization Act of 2010.
Moran, Webb, Warner applaud Mark Center infrastructure funding, call for delay in occupancy
Feb 03 2011
The Commonwealth's commitment to accelerate major road projects to upgrade the I-95/I-395 corridor, including a new ramp from existing HOV lanes on I-395 to Seminary Road, is welcomed news.
Statement on Health Care Repeal
Feb 02 2011
I voted for the Affordable Care Act because the current health care system is simply unsustainable and it will bankrupt our nation. This law helps lay the groundwork for containing health care costs through leveraging private sector innovation and competition to improve the quality and value of care in this country.
On the Road in Central Virginia
Feb 02 2011
Last week, the Senator spent Thursday and Friday speaking with hundreds of Virginians in a variety of settings in Petersburg, Richmond and Chesterfield.
