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Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $36 Million to Support Virginia HBCUs Amid COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), members of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Caucus, applauded $36,475,848 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of…

Warner, Colleagues Urge Mnuchin & Powell to Expand PPP Opportunities for Minority and Underserved Communities

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) was joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Banking Committee, and fellow Committee…

Warner, Colleagues Call for Diversity in COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Trials

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and a group of Senate colleagues in urging pharmaceutical companies engaged in COVID-19-related work to prioritize diversity…

Warner, Colleagues Call for Action Against Anti-Asian Rhetoric

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and 24 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in sounding the…

Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Warner Joins Durbin, Senators in Pressing President Trump To Automatically Extend Work Authorizations For Daca & Tps Recipients

SPRINGFIELD – As our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee,…

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Warner & Colleagues Press President Trump to Automatically Extend Work Authorizations for DACA & TPS Recipients

WASHINGTON – As the nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 36 Senators in a letter to President Donald…

Warner & Kaine Introduce Bill to Require Federal Government to Collect and Report Demographic Data on Coronavirus

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren to introduce the bicameral Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act. The bill would require…

Warner Expresses Concern with Violence, Harassment Against Asian Americans in Wake of Coronavirus Outbreak

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) expressed concern with increasing reports of harassment and violence against Asian Americans following the outbreak of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. In a letter to…

Warner & Kaine Applaud House Passage of Measure to Eliminate ERA Deadline, Help Guarantee Women Equal Rights in the Constitution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on the House of Representatives’ passage of legislation to immediately remove the ratification deadline for the…

Warner, Kaine Praise General Assembly Passage of Equal Rights Amendment

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today released the following statement after the General Assembly passed a historic resolution to make Virginia the final…