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Transcript: CNN "State of the Union"
Dec 13 2009
Senator Warner appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" on December 13, and discussed his support for bipartisan legislation that would create a bipartisan fiscal task force to address the nation’s long-term budget crisis and rein in federal spending.
Partnering with federal employees to save money
Dec 04 2009
Senator Warner spoke to Federal News Radio about the goals of the Senate Budget Committee's recently-created Task Force on Government Performance.
Morning radio call on health care, spending
Dec 02 2009
Senator Warner called "Richmond's Morning News with Jimmy Barrett" on WRVA Radio in Richmond today to discuss the Senate health care reform legislation, and Jimmy ended up hosting a wide-ranging conversation that also touched on Senator Warner's work to reign-in the federal budget deficit -- and even the Senator's connection with the White House party crashers.
What gets measured gets done
Nov 21 2009
Senator Warner writes an op-ed in the Harrisonburg Daily News Record about his new job as the head of the bipartisan Task Force on Government Performance, which will establish performance and accountability metrics across the government to save money and promote efficiencies.
Warner launches Government Performance Taskforce
Oct 30 2009
Senator Warner has a new assignment. The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Kent Conrad, has asked Senator Warner to lead a bipartisan Task Force on Governmental Performance.
Appearing on "Political Capital"
Oct 02 2009
Senator Warner will appear on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital" with Al Hunt this weekend to discuss the latest issues facing the Senate Banking Committee, from executive compensation to financial regulatory reform.
Lessons from Virginia's budget battle
Sep 30 2009
Senator Warner participated in a panel discussion on reigning-in federal budget deficits this morning hosted by the Center for American Progress and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The status quo is not an option
Aug 04 2009
Senator Warner appeared on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" yesterday to discuss the need for health reform. He said the status quo for those who have health insurance, as well as those who don't, would be "disastrous:"
Freshman senators urge cost controls
Jul 23 2009
Senator Warner joined eight of his freshmen Democratic colleagues today in signing a letter to Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for crafting the health care reform legislation that the Senate will vote on.
Factoring in real-life cost-saving measures
Jul 16 2009
Members of the Senate Budget Committee heard from Steve Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, to discuss growing concerns over long-term budget deficits, and the potential impact of health care reform on the deficit.
