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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.
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."
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.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a report on their strategies to address issues unique to female military veterans. The report builds on Senator Warner’s efforts to confront concerns that the VA did not adequately address the effects of combat stress on female veterans.
Senator Warner met this afternoon with about twenty students from William and Mary’s Summer Community Engagement Institute. The students ranged from freshmen to recently graduated seniors but were all in DC with one goal: to learn about leadership and community involvement by volunteering in DC’s non-profit organizations.
In a conference call with reporters, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said they were briefed by the Air Force and told that the number of pilots who came forward with complaints has risen from two to nine. Warner called Panetta's action a "step in the right direction" but said questions still remain.
More questions for the Air Force on F-22
May 11 2012
Senator Warner sat down yesterday with the two Air Force pilots who blew the whistle on problems with oxygen deprivation on the F-22 Raptor. The pilots drove up from Langley Air Force base in Hampton to share their concerns with the Senator following their interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday night.
