Press Releases
Provisions from Coons, Warner included in ESEA reauthorization bill
Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill includes support for dual and concurrent enrollment and early college high schools
Jul 08 2015
The Elementary and Secondary Education reauthorization bill includes an amendment introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to improve access to dual and concurrent enrollment and early college high schools.
Warner, Kaine, Manchin, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Secure Coal Miners' Pensions & Benefits
The ‘Miners Protection Act’ ensures the promise of lifetime health care and pensions to retired miners and their families
Jul 07 2015
Sens. Warner, Kaine, Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Miners Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that the federal government and coal operators honor their obligation of lifetime pensions and health benefits to retired miners and their families who are facing uncertainty as a result of the financial crisis and corporate bankruptcies.
Warner, Kaine Push Congressional Leadership and President to Avoid Crisis and Reach Budget Deal
Jul 07 2015
U.S. Senators Warner and Kaine, members of the Senate Budget Committee, joined eight of their colleagues to call on Congressional leadership and the President to reach a budget deal that responsibly invests in middle class families, veterans, national security, infrastructure, education and access to public lands.
"I congratulate the Pamunkey Indian Tribe on finally receiving this long-overdue federal recognition. This historic milestone also reminds us of the work that remains before us to correct the injustices committed against Virginia Indian tribes."
Sen. Warner Statement on Fannie & Freddie CEO Pay Raises
Blasts return to “business as usual” as executives get pay raises from $600,000 to $4,000,000
Jul 01 2015
"Taxpayers propped-up Fannie and Freddie with a nearly $190 billion bailout in 2009, and the Senate Banking Committee last year voted in support of bipartisan reforms to fundamentally restructure the federal role in mortgage finance. These extraordinary pay raises fly in the face of the legislative intent.”
Warner, Kaine Sound the Alarm on Failure to Reauthorize the Export-Import Bank
The Ex-Im Bank Supported More than 160,000 U.S. Jobs Tied to Exports Last Year
Jun 30 2015
The Export-Import Bank levels the playing field for U.S. exporters – many of them small businesses – by matching the financing that other governments provide to their exporters, and it does so at no cost to the taxpayer. In fact, over the last two decades, the Ex-Im Bank has actually helped reduce the deficit by generating nearly $7 billion more than it costs to operate.
This is a remarkable day for our nation. This decision ends the debate about whether states can deny the licensing or recognition of same-sex marriages and ensures that all loving couples will now be treated equally under the law.
Senate Designates June as National PTSD Awareness Month
Unanimously approves resolution to raise public awareness about PTSD and help to ensure that those suffering receive proper treatment
Jun 25 2015
Today the Senate unanimously passed a resolution, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Warner, designating June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month in order to improve diagnosis and treatment for men and women of the Armed Forces and veterans suffering from PTSD.
Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Assist Victims Receiving Eugenics Compensation Payments
Jun 25 2015
Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Richard Burr (R-NC) to introduce the Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, which would exclude payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits.
Warner Statement on King v. Burwell
300,000 Virginians will be able to keep their coverage after the Supreme Court upholds tax credits
Jun 25 2015
“Today’s 6-3 decision preserves affordable health care coverage for more than 300,000 Virginians who purchased coverage through the federal exchange.”
Senate Intelligence Committee Approves Intel Authorization Bill
Includes Warner amendment to streamline national security satellite program
Jun 24 2015
Today the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approved a bill to reauthorize the nation’s intelligence programs for 2016. The legislation includes an amendment, drafted by U.S. Sen. Warner and co-sponsored by Sens. King (I-ME) and Hirono (D-HI), to require a comprehensive approach to the overhead satellite architecture that supports U.S. intelligence programs.
Warner Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Health Bills to Protect Seniors
Proposals will reduce Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud and provide coordinated health services for nation’s most vulnerable
Jun 24 2015
The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve two bipartisan health care proposals supported by Sen. Warner aimed at improving the quality of care for seniors on Medicare.
Warner, Kaine Join Senate, House Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Restore and Advance the Voting Rights
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 Would Protect Americans Across the Nation from Discrimination in Voting
Jun 24 2015
Sens. Warner and Kaine joined a group of colleagues to introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015, legislation that would restore and advance voting protections for all Americans.
“I am very glad that the Governor is removing Confederate flags from Virginia license plates. This divisive emblem doesn’t belong on state-issued plates.”
Warner Asks IRS to Work with OPM to Protect Hack Victims
Expresses concern that federal employees could be vulnerable to tax-related identity theft; 2.9 million incidents of tax-related ID theft occurred in 2013
Jun 23 2015
Sen. Warner today called on the Internal Revenue Service to work with the Office of Personnel Management to protect federal employees from tax-related identity theft following a pair of security breaches of OPM’s personnel database that exposed the personal information of millions of current and retired federal employees.
Warner Questions OPM's Handling of Credit Monitoring Contract
OPM hack victims have complained about accessibility and quality of service provided by credit monitoring contractor CSID; Senator also raises concerns that contract was not properly awarded by OPM
Jun 19 2015
Sen. Warner today wrote to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta, raising concerns about the performance of the contractor OPM hired to provide credit monitoring services and identity theft protection for victims following the data breach at the agency affecting at least 14 million federal employees.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Barbara Boxer, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Bob Casey, introduced the Middle School Technical Education Program (Middle STEP) Act that would expose middle school students to CTE programs focused on career exploration.
Warner & Blunt Introduce Legislation to Reduce Underutilized Federal Property
Civilian Property Realignment Act could save taxpayers $9 billion over ten years
Jun 18 2015
Sens. Warner and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced legislation to reduce the number of underutilized federal properties, a move that could save taxpayers $9 billion over the next 10 years.
Warner, Portman, Collins Introduce Bill to Require Cost Analysis of Agency Regulations
Legislation would bring independent agencies under the same burden-reducing principles that apply to other regulators
Jun 18 2015
Senators Warner, Rob Portman (R-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced bipartisan legislation to require independent agencies to analyze the costs and benefits of new regulations and tailor new rules to minimize unnecessary burdens on the economy.
Warner, King Lead Senators Urging FCC to Increase Wireless Competition in Mobile Spectrum Auction
Expanding access to wireless broadband is a proven job creator and economic stimulant
Jun 17 2015
Sens. Warner and Angus King (I-ME) led a group of six senators urging the Federal Communications Commission to enact policies in 2016 that encourage expanded wireless broadband deployment in underserved and unserved areas of the country, increase quality and service, and improve cost competition in rural and urban areas alike.
Warner Responds to California Labor Ruling on Uber Drivers
Warner has called on federal policymakers to address the opportunities and challenges of the on-demand workforce and “gig economy”
Jun 17 2015
In response to a claim brought by a San Francisco-based Uber driver, California labor regulators ruled that drivers for the ride-hailing company are employees, not contractors, because Uber is “involved in every aspect of the operation.”
Warner Responds to Federal Transit Administration Review of Metro Safety
Calls for management changes at transit agency
Jun 17 2015
Sen. Warner issued the following statement after the Federal Transit Administration released its review of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Metrorail and Metrobus safety programs
Sens. Warner, Blunt Lead Coalition in Introducing Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation
Would help states and localities leverage private funds to build and repair outdated transportation, water, and energy infrastructure
Jun 16 2015
Sens. Warner and Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan coalition of eleven Senators in introducing legislation to establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities better leverage private funds to build and maintain the nation’s outdated infrastructure.
Warner & Isakson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create High-Skill Korean Visas
Would help fill Virginia’s high-skill labor gap & strengthen bilateral ties between the U.S. and Korea
Jun 15 2015
U.S. Sens. Warner and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have introduced legislation to provide up to 15,000 visas annually for Koreans with specialized skills that are lacking in the U.S. labor market.
In Wake of Massive Data Breach, Virginia & Maryland Senators Call for Increased Credit Protections for Federal Employees
Warner, Mikulski, Kaine, Cardin push OPM to better protect the employees who keep the federal government running
Jun 12 2015
Sens. Warner, Barbara Mikulski, Tim Kaine and Ben Cardin called on the Office of Personnel Managementto do more to protect federal employees whose personal information was compromised as a result of the massive data breach affecting OPM’s personnel records.
