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Warner, Kaine Applaud Passage of Five Funding Bills

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applaud the congressional passage of legislation to fund our country’s defense, security, health, education, transportation, and housing programs.…

Sens. Warner & Whitehouse Urge DEA to Extend Current Flexibilities for Telehealth Prescriptions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole…

Warner, Murkowski, Whitehouse, and Tillis Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access

Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act. This bipartisan…

Warner & Kaine Announce Two Grants to Combat Substance Use Disorder in Southwest Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced almost $600,000 in funding to address substance use disorder in Southwest Virginia by expanding recovery resources…

Warner Pushes for Plan to Ensure Patient Access to Care Pending Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking the agencies to explain their…

Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $1.1 Million in Funding to Combat Substance Use Disorder in in Southwest and Southside Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,169,961 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for three organizations across Southwest and Southside Virginia that are supporting individuals suffering…

Warner Applauds Release of Long-Delayed Telehealth Guidance for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) welcomed news that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced long-awaited plans to improve patient access to substance use disorder treatment…

Warner & Kaine Applaud More than $299,000 in Funding for Virginia Tech to Research Ways to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $299,456 in federal funding from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for Virginia Tech to…

Warner & Kaine Announce more than $500,000 in Federal Funding to Support Addiction Research and Services in Southwest Virginia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $504,450 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Mount…

Warner, Kaine Praise Warren County Inclusion Into Program to Combat Drug Trafficking

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released a statement today following a decision by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include Warren…