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Green jobs and energy savings
May 28 2010
Senator Warner joined a bipartisan group of senators this week to introduce legislation that will provide targeted incentives for homeowners who make energy efficiency investments in their homes.
Lease sale cancellation "makes sense"
May 27 2010
Senator Warner said today that he supports cancelling the proposed lease sale off the coast of Virginia in light of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch video of his comments to Virginia reporters.
Visiting with a friend, Elena Kagan
May 21 2010
Solicitor General and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan dropped by Senator Warner's Capitol Hill office today.
Senator Warner, who serves on the Banking Committee and was a leading architect of significant parts of the Wall Street reform legislation, issued the following statement after tonight's bipartisan 59-to-39 vote to adopt the legislation.
"Maybe it's just right for the American people"
May 20 2010
Senator Warner appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" this morning to discuss Wall Street reform legislation as well as just-released news on an unexpected uptick in new unemployment claims.
Ensuring startups get access to credit
May 19 2010
Senator Warner joined a bipartisan group of Senators earlier this week to successfully add a key amendment in the Wall Street reform legislation to protect the ability of "angel investors" to support small business startups that will be vital to job creation.
Keeping the focus on jobs
May 18 2010
Senator Warner sent an email update today on the effort to create jobs and boost local economies, especially in rural Virginia. Click here to sign-up for email updates.
Senator Warner released the following statement today after executives at Stanley Furniture announced that the company will lay-off 530 employees from its Henry County manufacturing facility by the end of the year.
Close to 1,500 job seekers came out to the Monster.com "Keep America Working" Career Fair today, which was co-hosted by Senator Warner and included nearly 50 public and private employers with jobs to offer.
Elena Kagan's nomination
May 10 2010
Senator Warner released the following statement today on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, to fill the seat of retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.