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Female veterans seek easier access to care
A meeting with Sen. Mark Warner focused on problems in the bureaucracy.
Apr 06 2010
The Roanoke Times covered a roundtable discussion, hosted by Senator Warner with female veterans from Southwest Virginia, on the challenges facing women when they come home from war.
Improving care for female vets
Apr 05 2010
Senator Warner visited the Salem VA Medical Center today and met with about a dozen female military veterans and hospital staff to discuss some of the unique challenges faced by female veterans upon their return from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Fielding questions in Roanoke
Apr 05 2010
Senator Warner traveled to Roanoke today for town hall meetings with employees from Roanoke-based Advance Auto and members of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce.
Step forward on offshore energy production
Mar 31 2010
President Obama announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved moving forward on a plan to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast following a one-year environmental and national security review.
"We've put in place a whole lot of speed-bumps"
Mar 29 2010
Last week, Senator Warner discussed at length his efforts to end “too big to fail” and prevent any future taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street firms with Larry Kudlow, host of CNBC's "The Kudlow Report."
Fighting to save Roanoke-to-NYC flights
Mar 29 2010
Senator Warner and Virginia colleague Jim Webb are working to preserve direct airline flights that connect Roanoke and New York City.
Younger senators take aim at old Senate rules
Mar 27 2010
The Washington Post takes a look at the efforts by Senator Warner and other recently-elected Senators to revamp the decades-old rules that govern the Senate.
Senate bill proposes no more bailouts
Mar 26 2010
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk takes a look at Senator Warner's leadership role in the new banking regulatory reform bill and his work in embracing the ethic that no company is too big to fail and keeping tax dollars away from firms drowning in debt.
Next steps on health reform
Mar 24 2010
Senator Warner and several of his freshman colleagues took to the Senate floor once again today to discuss the cost-saving tools included in the health reform legislation.
Senate approves FAA reauthorization
Mar 23 2010
Last night, Senator Warner joined his colleagues in voting to unanimously adoptthe FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. The new FAA bill contains crucial funding to speed the implementation of state-of-the-art air traffic control technology, and it supports critical improvements to the nation's aviation infrastructure.
