Press Releases

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport will receive $4,242,708 to fund the rehabilitation of the airport’s existing terminal.

Sens. Warner and Collins introduced bipartisan legislation that would reduce duplicative filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors.

Sen. Warner joined UMWA President Cecil Roberts, thousands of retired coal miners, and their families in Washington to push Congress to protect miners’ hard-earned pension and health benefits.

Sen. Warner celebrated the announcement that Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Project Wing will deliver food using unmanned aerial vehicles during research flights this fall at Virginia Tech.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Danville Regional Airport will receive $2,427,098 and Mountain Empire Regional Airport will receive $2,525,004 from FAA.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will award $9,476,756 to help ongoing efforts in the Commonwealth to prevent veteran homelessness.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that VSU will receive $993,968 in funds from the Department of Agriculture to improve food science research facilities and equipment.

Sen. Warner sent a letter to President Obama urging him to prioritize cyberattacks on financial institutions in discussions at the upcoming G-20 summit in September.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Winchester Regional Airport will receive $1,498,845 in funds from the FAA to fund the construction of a taxiway.

"I’ve consistently urged the FAA to move forward with regulations to make safe operation of unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace a reality, and implementation of this new rule is a major step forward."

“Like many Virginians, my own family relies on the EpiPen.”

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that ARC has awarded nearly $3 million to Southwest Virginia to create and train workers for jobs in new sectors of the region’s economy.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced tthat Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport will receive $3,337,172 to fund the rehabilitation of the airport’s existing runway.

Sen. Warner released the following statement on the announcement by Uber and Betterment of a partnership that allows Uber drivers to establish low-cost, low-fee Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA).

Sen. Warner pressed the only pharmaceutical company that manufactures EpiPens to explain recent increases in the price of the lifesaving injection device for children and others with severe allergies.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport will receive $1,679,715 to fund the acquisition of a new aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that UVA will receive a $246,140 grant help establish six doctoral fellowships in the critical area of resilient infrastructure design.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $72,348 in grants to support local law enforcement efforts.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced more than $12 million in funds for Virginia airports in Blacksburg and Charlottesville.

Sen. Warner issued a statement upon learning of the death of Jack Gravely, the former head of the Virginia NAACP and a longtime Richmond talk radio host.

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that the Economic Development Administration has awarded a $70,000 grant to the Southside Planning District Commission for economic development efforts

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced grants totaling $9,589,377 to help Virginia’s K-12 schools improve student achievement and support colleges and universities,

Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that DOJ has awarded $570,326 in grants to support local law enforcement efforts and improve safety in communities throughout Virginia.

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.

Senators Warner and Kaine, and Rep. Griffith emphasized their support for a permanent postal facility in Pocahontas, Virginia.

Press Releases

DOT grants will provide funding to rehabilitate terminal building at airport serving Roanoke and the New River Valley

Sep 12 2016

Only 22 percent of workers at small firms currently have access to a workplace savings plan or pension

Sep 09 2016

Thousands of miners rallied with lawmakers in Washington today to pressure the Senate to act on legislation that would protect troubled UMWA pension fund

Sep 08 2016

Google’s ‘Project Wing’ will deliver food using unmanned aerial vehicles during research flights at Virginia Tech

Sep 08 2016

DOT grants will provide funding for infrastructure to rehabilitate runways at Danville, Mountain Empire airports

Sep 01 2016

Funds will continue effort to assist low-income homeless and at-risk veterans and their families

Aug 31 2016

USDA grant will provide funding to improve agricultural and food science research

Aug 31 2016

Calls for increased global cooperation to combat cyber-crime at financial institutions

Aug 30 2016

DOT grant will provide funding for infrastructure to construct taxiway at local airport

Aug 30 2016

Aug 26 2016

Aug 25 2016

Funds will help communities that have historically relied on the coal economy adapt to the changing energy landscape

Aug 24 2016

DOT grant will provide funding for infrastructure to rehabilitate runway at local airport serving South Hill, Broadnax, and La Crosse

Aug 24 2016

Aug 24 2016

Cost of EpiPens, which are an essential school supply for children with severe allergies, have risen more than 400%

Aug 23 2016

DOT grant will provide funding for infrastructure to increase safety standards at local airport serving Staunton, Waynesboro, and Harrisonburg

Aug 19 2016

Funds will assist graduate students in need participate in doctoral fellowships on resilient infrastructure design

Aug 19 2016

Funding will provide resources to improve training, enhance programs and equipment, and support community policing to combat crime

Aug 19 2016

DOT grants will provide funding to improve infrastructure and increase safety standards at airports in Blacksburg, Charlottesville

Aug 17 2016

Aug 16 2016

Funds will help create public-private partnerships to strengthen the regional economy and support job creation

Aug 15 2016

U.S. Dept. of Education funds will provide assistance to low-performing schools and help improve educational outcomes in local colleges and universities

Aug 12 2016

Funding will provide resources to improve training, enhance programs and equipment, and support community policing to combat crime

Aug 12 2016

$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

Aug 05 2016