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Warner & Colleagues Urge Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny…

Warner & Kaine Blast Trump’s Mass Firing of Federal Workers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced “substantial” layoffs of federal workers amid the government shutdown:…

Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Urge Major Utility Companies to Prevent Penalties, Service Shutoffs for Federal Workers during Shutdown

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and seven of their Senate colleagues urged 22 major energy, water, and broadband utility companies to avoid imposing…

Warner & Colleagues Take Action to Protect Federal Workers’ Financial Health as Shutdown Threatens Economic Hardship

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined colleagues to introduce the Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act. This legislation requires federal financial industry regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to…

Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and their Families from Losing their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills during Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. This legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and their…

Warner & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Federal Employees Experiencing Financial Hardship During Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and colleagues introduced the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act, legislation to support federal employees who are experiencing financial hardship during a government shutdown.…

Ahead of Government Shutdown, Warner & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Essential Federal Workers

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and colleagues introduced the Help FEDS (Federal Employees During a Shutdown) Act to support federal employees who would be required to work without pay…

Warner & Kaine Respond to Trump’s Shutdown Threats

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement on the memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last night regarding…

With Federal Workers Under Attack, Warner & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Union-Busting Executive Orders

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced…

National Capital Region Members of Congress Release a Joint Statement on the Trump Administration’s Plan to Relocate USDA Agencies

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the department that would shut down several facilities in the National Capital Region and relocate thousands of employees…