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Senator Warner spoke on both Bloomberg TV and MSNBC's Morning Joe today about his idea to empower an independent council, rather than giving the additional responsibility to the Federal Reserve,…
Senator Warner took to the Senate floor today to express his concerns about plans for the Federal Reserve to regulate financial institutions considered "too big to fail."…
Senator Warner appeared on Bloomberg Television on June 4, to discuss how before the government begins accepting repayments from financial institutions that have received TARP funds, Senator Warner said that…
During the confirmation hearing for Assistant Treasury Secretary Herbert M. Allison, who has been nominated to serve as the TARP Administrator with the Department of Treasury, Senator Warner continued to…
During today's Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Warner said he is "very troubled" with the government's open-ended involvement with AIG and questioned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about his apparent lack…
Senator Warner gave a loud "shout-out" to small businesses in an appearance on MSNBC's The Ed Show on Tuesday night, urging the White House to move more quickly in rolling-out…
Senator Warner says it appears the long-awaited results of the “stress tests” performed on leading U.S. banks are more positive than many had expected. The tests reportedly have concluded that…
During this morning’s Banking Committee hearing on how to regulate banks and other financial institutions considered “too big to fail,” Senator Warner asked Shelia Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit…
WASHINGTON ��� U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation today to increase transparency in the use of the $700 billion appropriated through…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released nearly $51 million from the economic recovery package for improvements to public housing units that will directly benefit Virginia.…