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Senator Warner Applauds SpaceX Launch
May 22 2012
“As NASA works to develop our next heavy launch vehicle to replace the space shuttle, we have asked the private sector to step up and take over duties of resupply missions to the international space station," Senator Warner said. "Today, SpaceX stepped up and showed we are on the right path."
TechAmerica: TechAmerica Backs Startup Act 2.0
May 22 2012
TechAmerica’s President & CEO Shawn Osborne reiterated TechAmerica’s support of the Startup Act 2.0, introduced today by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Washington Post: Senators beckon immigrant entrepreneurs and workers with Startup Act 2.0
May 22 2012
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to help American companies hire immigrant workers, particularly those with hard-to-find math and science expertise — but the bill faces a tough battle on the Hill.
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) applauded the bipartisan Startup Act 2.0, introduced in the Senate today, as a way to putmore Americans to work in innovative industries.
CEA: CEA Applauds Startup Act 2.0
May 22 2012
“The Startup Act 2.0 is a package of common sense approaches that will spur innovation, entrepreneurship and job creation. It will allow foreign-born, U.S.-educated immigrants to remain in America and use their training to build businesses and create domestic jobs. It also clears away a variety of anachronistic regulations that have made it difficult for small businesses to expand and thrive.
Huffington Post: The Startup Act 2.0 Offers Immigration Solutions That Will Create American Jobs
May 22 2012
What do Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) have in common?Not much when it comes to their voting records. But today these Republican and Democratic Senators did something we haven't seen in long time -- they showed uncommon bipartisan leadership by introducing the Startup Act 2.0.
U.S. Senators introduced Startup Act 2.0 May 22, which is aimed to boost entrepreneurship throughout the country. The Business Journals’ Washington Bureau reports that the act is similar to the original Startup Act.
Much of the time, Congress is, well, Congress. Gridlocked, combative, dysfunctional are only three of the adjectives that might be routinely applied. But some days, like Tuesday, there is a hint of a different institution – you might call it the Voltaire Congress, refusing to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is hoping to spark the creation of a public-private partnership involving NASA Langley Research Center and private manufacturers to develop new uses for lightweight, man-made composite materials on aircraft and other products.
Yesterday Senator Warner kicked off a two-day conference between federal agencies and manufacturers at NASA Langley in Hampton. The conference’s focus was advanced composite materials and Hampton Roads’ modeling and simulation infrastructure.
