Press Releases

Warner and Kaine Call for Action in Response to Abusive Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers

Report alleges that some retailers are bringing suit against servicemembers without opportunity to defend themselves

Aug 06 2014

Senators Warner and Kaine wrote letters to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez calling their attention to recent reports published in ProPublica and the Washington Post that detail abusive debt collection practices against servicemembers undertaken by a Virginia-based retailer.

VA Reform Bill Heads to President with Sen. Warner's Initiative for IT Task Force

~ Pro bono industry assessment of V-A scheduling process due in 45 days ~

Aug 01 2014

The Senate has joined the House in approving bipartisan legislation to begin reforming the troubled U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation includes Sen. Warner’s initiative to enlist the pro bono assistance of private sector technology experts to help fix the VA’s broken scheduling system.

Virginia Delegation Meets w/Air Force on Proposed Langley-Eustis Personnel Reductions

Jul 30 2014

(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-1st), Scott Rigell (R-2nd) and Bobby Scott (D-3rd) today met with U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary Kathleen Ferguson, Deputy Chief Management Officer Mr. Bill Booth and Major General Theresa Carter for a briefing on proposed personnel reductions at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia.  Today’s meeting followed a July 15th letter sent to by the Virginia delegation to the Secretary of the Air Force requesting a thorough briefing of the proposed personnel reductions, and the status of efforts to locate a new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC)

As a result of the meeting:

  • USAF committed to providing the delegation with specific details on personnel reductions within 30 days.
  • USAF committed to using expansive personnel transfer authority to “go the extra mile” to accommodate civilian and military personnel dislocated by these reductions, including other federal or military agencies.
  • And USAF acknowledged that Joint Base Langley-Eustis would be considered for the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, which could create up to 350 new positions.

Members of the delegation released the following joint statement following the briefing:

“We appreciate Air Force Secretary James and Assistant Secretary Ferguson providing us with today’s briefing on the proposed reductions at Langley. We remain committed to working together as a delegation to ensure that all of Virginia’s military and civilian Air Force employees are provided every opportunity to continue to serve. We also are committed as a delegation to explore all opportunities to highlight the considerable advantages and existing investments, already made at Joint Base Langley Eustis.”  

Statement of Sen. Warner on Death of Former Rep. Caldwell Butler

Jul 29 2014

“I’m saddened to hear the news of Mr. Butler’s passing last night just one month after the passing of his wife, June. Congressman Butler served his country in the Navy, served the people of Roanoke in the Virginia House of Delegates for nearly a decade, and served our Commonwealth and our country as a member of Congress for a decade after that."

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Fight Deceptive Labeling of Imported Crab Meat

~ Letter follows establishment of Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud ~

Jul 25 2014

Sens. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) urged the Administration to include fraudulent labeling of crab meat in its efforts to combat fishing and seafood fraud.

Statement on Border Crisis

Jul 17 2014

As early as June 18th, Senator Warner called on the Administration to demand accountability from Central American countries these children and young people are fleeing.

Sen. Mark Warner Statement on Vote to Reverse Hobby Lobby Decision

~ On Vote to Protect Women’s Health in Aftermath of Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Decision ~

Jul 16 2014

“Virginia’s women have a right to make their own decisions about contraception without their bosses interfering. I’m proud to have cosponsored and voted today in support of legislation to undo the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and restore the right of women to access basic health care."

Warner, Kaine applaud $848M in key Appropriations bill to refuel USS George Washington

Announcement by Senate Defense Appropriations Committee Chairman Dick Durbin is strongest signal yet of Congressional intent to fully refuel carrier, protect 11-carrier fleet

Jul 15 2014

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today applauded the announcement that the Fiscal Year 2015 Senate Defense Appropriations bill includes $848 million for the refueling and complex overhaul of the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington - a top defense priority for the Senators and the Virginia delegation.

Statement of Senator Mark R. Warner

~ On proposed staff reductions at Joint Base Langley-Eustis ~

Jul 14 2014

"While I appreciate the Air Force's efforts to find savings by consolidating headquarters functions, I am deeply concerned about the impact this potential cut would have on Joint Base Langley-Eustis’s hard-working airmen and civilian work force."

Sen. Mark Warner Applauds India Budget Reforms

~ Budget reflects actions called for in 100-day plan ~

Jul 10 2014

Senator Mark Warner praised the recently unveiled Indian budget, which includes several provisions that the Senator called for the U.S. and Indian governments to accomplish in his 100-day plan, such as raising limits on foreign investment.

Sen. Warner Raises Questions About Facebook Experiment to Influence Users' Emotions

~ Facebook data scientists manipulated content of nearly 700K users to study emotional response ~

Jul 09 2014

Senator Warner asked privacy and consumer protection experts at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to provide more information on recent reports that the social network Facebook conducted an experiment involving nearly 700,000 users to study the emotional impact of manipulating information on their News Feeds.
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