Press Releases

Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today urged Chairman Richard Shelby to stop obstructing President Obama’s nominees for critical Administration positions related to financial oversight, national security, export financing, and public transportation safety.

Sen. Warner, along with 32 Democratic Senators, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on the need to protect women’s access to affordable birth control.

“As former governors, we each recognize and value the importance of the federal, state, and local partnerships that help keep Virginians safe every day,” said Sens. Warner and Kaine.

“We’re very pleased that the Pamunkey tribe, whose federal recognition was long overdue, will receive grants to help expand affordable housing and create a safer community through crime prevention and safety programs,” said Warner, Kaine and Wittman.

Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Congressmen Bobby Scott, Don Beyer, G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Hilary Shelton, Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau introduced the 400 Years of African American History Act

Sen. Warner, Sen. Kaine & Rep. Griffith announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Dickenson County to offset construction costs for the new Ridgeview High School.

Sen. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today after the Senate voted 96-0 to pass the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which strengthens our nation’s ability to sanction North Korea.

“We are closely watching the House’s work on FAA reauthorization. From our perspective, one way to seriously complicate this work right out of the gate is to start fooling around with the DCA perimeter rule."

“The President’s budget contains funding proposals to grow our economy and strengthen our national security against 21st century threats such as cyberattacks.”

The Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee sent a letter to Chairman Mike Enzi today expressing their disappointment over the chairman’s unprecedented decision to not hold a hearing on the president’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request.

Sens. Warner and Kaine (both D-VA) applauded today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce that Virginia Tech will receive almost $500,000 in federal funds to support startup creation, innovation, and help turn technology into jobs across Southwest Virginia.

“We are thankful for the many constructive comments as we continue to seek solutions to help the millions of seniors in Medicare dealing with multiple chronic conditions, and those who care for them,” the senators said.

With at least one reported case of the Zika virus in Virginia, in today’s letter the Senators called on President Obama to ensure that the federal government is working with local and state agencies to develop strategies for protecting Virginians from the threat.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with a bipartisan group of 25 other senators, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Penny Pritzker supporting U.S. steel producers in antidumping remand proceedings.

“After years of unnecessary delays and hurdles, the brave men and women who serve in our embassies around the world – many of whom call Virginia home – will finally have a dedicated facility to receive the best possible security training before they embark on assignments in high threat countries across the globe."

Sen. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Wicker (R-MS), Schatz (D-HI), Cochran (R-MS), Cardin (D-MD), and Thune (R-SD) to unveil the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand telehealth services through Medicare, improve care outcomes, make it easier for patients to connect with their health care providers, and help cut costs for patients and providers.

Sen. Warner joined Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to introduce the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act to take partisanship out of the often divisive congressional redistricting process by requiring states to establish independent, bipartisan redistricting commissions.

Sen. Warner, who previously applauded last Monday’s announcement by DoL, has spent the last year urging for the collection of better, more accurate data about who and how workers are participating in the on-demand or “gig” economy.

Senators Warner and Kaine released the following statement on the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ decision to grant federal recognition to the Pamunkey tribe.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced today that the Navy is providing additional predictability to the ship repair industry following a shortfall in workload requirements for the Hampton Roads area that has led to layoffs at several shipyards.

Sen. Warner, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus today to raise concerns about the security clearance status of two of the Navy’s top intelligence personnel.

Student leaders from 20 Virginia colleges traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss their challenges paying for college and the impact of rising student loan obligations during a roundtable conversation organized by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA).

Sen. Warner released the following statement on today’s announcement? by the U.S. Department of Labor that it will launch a new round of the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) – the gold standard of measuring who is doing what in the American workforce – for the first time since 2005:

Sens. Warner (D-VA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) urged President Obama to discuss loosening current Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) restrictions in the e-commerce sector with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his upcoming trip to India.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner released the following statement on the Senate attempt to override the President's veto on the Waters of the U.S. rule.

Press Releases

Feb 22 2016

Next Month, U.S. Supreme Court will hear Zubik v. Burwell, yet another challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control policy

Feb 19 2016

DHS grants support local, state ability to prevent terrorism & other disasters

Feb 16 2016

Feb 16 2016

2019 marks 400 years since first documented arrival of Africans to America by way of Point Comfort, Virginia

Feb 11 2016

Feb 10 2016

On Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to strengthen North Korea sanctions

Feb 10 2016

Feb 10 2016

Feb 09 2016

Feb 09 2016

Funding will support and expand the Innovation Ecosystem in the Roanoke-Blacksburg region

Feb 08 2016

Finance Committee Moves Ahead on Effort to Improve Medicare for Seniors with Chronic Conditions

Feb 08 2016

Sens. Warner, Kaine urge President Obama to provide additional USAID funding for a robust and coordinated response at all levels to enhance efforts to control the Zika outbreak

Feb 05 2016

Senators urge Department of Commerce to carefully review arguments made by U.S. industry in proceedings

Feb 04 2016

Decision marks culmination of delegation’s fight against attempts to derail construction in Blackstone, Virginia

Feb 04 2016

Bill would expand the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring through Medicare, expanding access to high-quality healthcare while reducing costs

Feb 03 2016

Independent, citizen-led redistricting will help prevent partisan political battles over congressional maps from ending up at the courtroom door

Feb 03 2016

Pushes for better data collection on scope and characteristics of on-demand workforce as part of May 2017 contingent worker survey

Feb 02 2016

Feb 02 2016

Senators pressed Navy Secretary Ray Mabus for plan to address impacts of workload fluctuations at Hampton Roads shipyards

Jan 28 2016

Reports indicate senior Naval officers in key intel and cybersecurity positions have had access to classified material suspended for more than 2 years

Jan 28 2016

Jan 28 2016

For the last year, Sen. Warner has been calling for better data on the on-demand workforce

Jan 25 2016

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Jan 21 2016