WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech:

“On this fifth anniversary, I join the entire Virginia Tech community in pausing to reflect upon and celebrate the lives that were lost  and those that have been forever changed. 

“We salute the strength and resilience of the entire Hokie community, and we celebrate Tech’s positive and continuing commitment to public service as an appropriate way to honor all of those who were touched by the April 16^th tragedy.”     

Senator Warner is the lead sponsor of Senate legislation creating a National Center for Campus Public Safety to strengthen training and research initiatives and improve collaboration among law enforcement professionals to better promote campus safety across the country. The CAMPUS Safety Act currently is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.