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Warner, King, Manchin & Hassan Applaud Treasury Guidance on Implementations of Emergency Broadband Funds

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) praised new guidance by the Biden administration regarding the implementation of the $10 billion Coronavirus…

Warner, Blunt, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Nation’s Infrastructure

WASHINGTON — Prior to Infrastructure Week 2021, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance and Banking Committees, alongside Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),…

Warner Joins Cornyn, Bipartisan Colleagues in Asking Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter…

In Senate Hearing, Warner Highlights Need for WMATA to Receive Dependable Federal Funding

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) participated in a virtual Senate Banking Committee hearing on public transportation infrastructure investment. During the hearing, Sen. Warner stressed the need for dependable federal funding for…

Warner & Kaine Applaud more than $19 Million for Airports Throughout the Commonwealth

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $19,155,185 in federal funding to provide economic relief to 11 airports across Virginia. The funding, awarded…

Warner & Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Protect George Washington National Forest’s Wilderness

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, legislation that would add a total of 5,600 acres to two existing wilderness areas within…

Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $2.3 Million in Federal Funding to Update Community Facilities & Equipment to Better Serve Rural Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,390,400 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide much needed infrastructure improvements around the…

Warner, King, Hassan Urge FCC to Use COVID Broadband Programs to Help Close the Digital Divide

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the Commission to administer the Emergency Broadband…

Warner, Thune, Stabenow, Fischer Reintroduce Bill to Protect U.S. From Digital Infrastructure Corruption

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) today joined U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Deb…

Federal Reserve Chair to Sen. Warner: Broadband Is An Economic Necessity

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today participated in a virtual Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, where he stressed the importance of including robust…