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Praising efforts to unfreeze credit markets
May 07 2010
Senator Warner praised the Obama administration today for sending Congress a proposal to create a $30 billion support program to unfreeze credit for the nation's small businesses.
Investigating the Wall Street freefall
May 07 2010
Senator Warner and Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman proposed an addition to the Senate's Wall Street reform bill that would direct the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to report to Congress on several of the key issues surrounding yesterday's market meltdown.
Senator Warner joined colleagues today to call on Republicans to end procedural obstructions that have delayed Senate confirmation of many of President Obama's nominees. UPDATE: Watch video of Senator Warner's May 7th remarks on the Senate floor.
Statement from Communications Director Kevin Hall on the announcement today that the U.S. Department of the Interior is temporarily postponing public meetings on potential offshore activities in the mid-Atlantic so that information from the ongoing review of OCS safety issues can be appropriately considered in those meetings.
Senator Warner joined Senator Bob Corker, his Banking Committee working partner, this afternoon in in endorsing a batch of compromise amendments to the sections of the Wall Street reform legislation that the two senators produced together.
A key role in bipartisan Wall Street reform
May 03 2010
On Sunday, both the Washington Post and the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star carried profile stories on Senator Warner's central role in crafting the Wall Street reform proposal that is now pending on the Senate floor.
Warner working for centrist overhaul bill
Virginia senator has key role in the financial reform bill
May 02 2010
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star profiles Senator Warner's key role in crafting the Senate's financial overhaul bill.
The Washington Post profiles Senator Warner and his central role in crafting bipartisan legislation to reform the financial regulatory system.
Support for White House action on offshore delay
Apr 30 2010
Senator Warner said today that he believes it was appropriate for the President to delay any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to prevent rig explosions like the one that caused the Gulf spill.
The Department of Commerce announced this week that a Virginia company will receive $19 million in stimulus funding to bring high-speed internet services to 17 jurisdictions across Southside.
