Press Releases

Sens. Warner, Kaine Announce $1.7 Million for Innovative Technology in Emergency Response & Disaster Recovery

$900,000 grant will help advance the use of unmanned systems to assess environmental hazards for emergency responders, $876,000 grant will support effort to restore power and transportation grid following a disaster

Aug 11 2016

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Virginia Tech has been awarded more than $1.7 million from NSF to research the use of unmanned aerial and surface vehicles and develop an approach for emergency response and disaster recovery.

Sen. Warner Calls for Congress to Return from Recess to Pass Zika Funding

Congress adjourned for seven weeks last month without approving additional funding to help federal agencies fight the virus

Aug 04 2016

Sen. Warner urged the leaders of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to immediately call Congress back into session in order to address the public health threat posed by the Zika virus.

Va. Receives CDC Funding to Help Combat Zika Virus

Funding will help strengthen mosquito control, detect birth defects, and improve disease response

Aug 02 2016

Sen. Warner welcomed news that the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will receive $560,000 in additional funding from the CDC to support efforts to protect Virginians from the Zika virus.

Sen. Warner Presses OPM on Long Term Care Premium Increases

Nearly 264,000 federal employees recently received notice of increased premiums for Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program

Aug 01 2016

Sen. Warner wrote to Beth Cobert, Acting Director of OPM, regarding the sudden increase in premium costs for federal employees participating in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP).

Sens. Warner, Kaine Urge President Obama to Promote Federal Lands Diversity

On the eve of the National Park Centennial, Senators ask President to provide more opportunities for federal land management agencies to create a more inclusive environment for all Americans

Jul 20 2016

Sens. Warner and Kaine joined 25 other Senators in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to to promote diversity at federal land management agencies.