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Health care bottom line on "Top Line"
Aug 06 2009
Senator Warner appeared on ABC News Now's "Top Line" this afternoon. The majority of the discussion focused on the health reform debate, and the Senator talked about his focus on containing costs in health care:
Talking banking re-regulation on CNBC
Aug 06 2009
Senator Warner appeared on CNBC today, to talk about his op-ed calling for a single banking regulator. He also talks about his hopes of seeing a health care bill that creates a "competitive alternative" that helps drive down costs. Here is the interview:
The status quo is not an option
Aug 04 2009
Senator Warner appeared on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" yesterday to discuss the need for health reform. He said the status quo for those who have health insurance, as well as those who don't, would be "disastrous:"
An eye-opening experience
Jul 29 2009
Over the weekend, thousands of Americans from across the country traveled to Wise County in Southwest Virginia to attend Mission of Mercy, a Remote Area Medical Clinic held annually that provides free dental exams to those without coverage or those who can’t afford to see the dentist on their own.
Freshman senators urge cost controls
Jul 23 2009
Senator Warner joined eight of his freshmen Democratic colleagues today in signing a letter to Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for crafting the health care reform legislation that the Senate will vote on.
Factoring in real-life cost-saving measures
Jul 16 2009
Members of the Senate Budget Committee heard from Steve Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, to discuss growing concerns over long-term budget deficits, and the potential impact of health care reform on the deficit.
Starting a conversation on health care
Jul 14 2009
Senator Warner launched a month-long conversation with Virginians today about the health reform effort that is underway here in Washington.
Repairing our community health centers
Jul 01 2009
Senator Warner announced this week that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released more than $13.5 million in grants from the economic recovery package to 24 community health centers in Virginia to maintain facilities and improve services.
Two Op-eds in the Sunday Papers
Jun 29 2009
Readers of Sunday's papers got a double-dose of Senator Warner yesterday. The Washington Post and the Richmond Times-Dispatch each published op-eds written by the Senator in their Sunday editions.
