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Warner & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help Reduce Disability Claims Backlog & Veteran Homelessness Through Legal Clinics

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to increase cooperation between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and veterans legal…

Warner Joins Van Hollen, Connolly in Introducing Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional, Including for Military Members and Federal Employees

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to make the payroll tax deferral…

Warner Bill to Boost VA Suicide Prevention Efforts Becomes Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) applauded the signing of his legislation to expand veterans’ access to mental health services and reduce the alarming rate of veteran suicide. The bipartisan Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health…

Warner Applauds GSA Announcement of Proposed Sites for New VA Clinic in Hampton Roads

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) applauded an announcement from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on proposed site locations for the new Southside outpatient clinic for veterans in Hampton Roads, a region hosting…

Warner Joins Cortez Masto, Brown in Letter to Administration on Failure to Provide Restitution to Veteran Victims of Deceptive Marketing Practices

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Sens.  Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and 13 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to…

Warner, Kaine, Feinstein Request DoD Update on Implementation of Outstanding Military Housing Reforms

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) requested an update from the Department of Defense (DoD) on the implementation of reforms to the Military Housing Privatization Initiative…

Bipartisan Warner Bill to Boost VA Suicide Prevention Efforts Heads to President’s Desk

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) applauded House passage of his bipartisan bill with Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) to help address the alarming rate of veteran suicide. Provisions…

Warner Condemns President’s Disparaging Remarks Against Our Nation’s Servicemembers

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor in support of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) resolution honoring the sacrifice of military servicemembers, veterans, and Gold Star families following reports that…

Warner joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Bipartisan Push for Answers on Administration’s Implementation of the Payroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees, Service Members

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and more than 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary…

Warner joins Blumental, Colleagues in letter to DeJoy: USPS Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees and a group of twenty-eight…