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Statement of Senator Warner on the President’s Speech to the Nation on the Threat Posed by the Islamic State

“I support the effort to degrade and defeat the terrorist organization ISIL, which poses a clear threat to U.S. interests. The Administration should continue to keep the American people informed,…

Sen. Warner to DoD: Find Servicemembers’ Missing Vehicles

Sen. Warner today sent a second letter to the U.S. Department of Defense Transportation Command expressing disappointment with their passive approach to rectifying a problem that thousands of servicemembers are…

Sen. Warner Announces $40M Federal Transportation Grants for Virginia Infrastructure Projects

Senator Warner announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $40 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to the Virginia Port Authority and the…

Statement of Sen. Warner on the Verdicts in the McDonnell Trial

Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following statement on today���s verdicts in the corruption trial of Bob and Maureen McDonnell:…

Virginia, Maryland Senators Praise OPM’s Decision to Allow Federal Employees to Carryover Flexible Spending Account Funds

Senators Warner, Kaine (D-Va.), Cardin (D-Md.), and Mikulski (D-Md.), applauded the recent OPM decision to allow federal employees to carryover up to $500 in unspent Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds…

Warner, Kirk, Kinzinger & Keating Applaud French Decision to Place Delivery of Warships to Russia on Hold

���Our NATO allies should not be rewarding Putin���s inexcusable behavior by providing him with assault ships and other advanced weaponry,��� Sen. Warner said. ���This is a good step by France,…

Statement of Senator Warner on the Need for a Clear Strategy to Destroy ISIL

���We are repulsed yet again by the barbaric tactics of the terrorist group ISIL, and our thoughts today are with the families of American journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley."…

Sen. Warner Calls for Nationwide Expansion of Vets Legal Clinics

Sen. Warner urged the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs to authorize the nationwide expansion of the College of William & Mary pro bono veterans legal clinic model to help more…

Statement of Sen. Warner on Formation of Task Force to Combat Campus Sexual Assault in Virginia

���I���m pleased to see the Governor and Virginia universities working together to put an end to sexual assault on college campuses in Virginia. We all must work together to send…

Virginia Delegation Applauds Finalization of $1.3 Billion Loan For Rail To Dulles

WASHINGTON – The bipartisan Northern Virginia congressional delegation today applauded news that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has closed on a $1.28 billion low-interest, long-term federal loan to proceed…