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Weatherization funding for low-income families
Jul 13 2009
Senator Warner announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Energy is releasing more than $37 million from the economic recovery package to expand weatherization assistance programs in Virginia.
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.
A Risky Choice for A Risk Czar
Jun 28 2009
Over the past six months, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have worked tirelessly to rescue the U.S. economy from our nation's longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression. As the administration has shifted from crisis management to regulatory modernization, it has sought to vastly expand the powers of an opaque institution: the Federal Reserve. This is a mistake.
WASHINGTON -- All of us can agree that our current health care system is in need of fundamental reforms that will expand access, improve quality, and increase value. As Congress prepares to spend a long, hot summer working to find bipartisan agreement on many proposed reforms, it is important that we also have a discussion about one area of health care reform that makes many of us uncomfortable: the care that we provide to our seniors and others with life-limiting illnesses.
Meeting with Sonia Sotomayor
Jun 23 2009
Senator Warner had a chance to meet with Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor this afternoon.
Statement on Metro crash
Jun 23 2009
Senator Warner released the following statement today following Monday’s fatal crash of two Washington Metrorail trains. Senator Warner serves on the Commerce Committee, which has oversight authority over the National Transportation Safety Board.
Maximizing returns on TARP investments
Jun 23 2009
Senator Warner spoke on the Senate floor yesterday about bipartisan legislation he has introduced with Tennessee Senator Bob Corker that will maximize returns on taxpayer investments into institutions that have received government assistance.
Warner, Corker Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Maximize Taxpayer Returns of TARP Investments
~ Bill creates private market trust for TARP investments, sets end-date for gov’t ownership ~
Jun 22 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor today about bipartisan legislation he has introduced with Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) that will maximize returns of taxpayer investments into TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) assisted institutions. The bill provides for a responsible exit strategy from government ownership of TARP-recipient companies, such as AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors.
Senator Warner met with about 50 leaders of the faith community in Hampton Roads on Friday to start a conversation about the health reform legislation he introduced last week, the 2009 Senior Navigation and Planning Act.
