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Warner Meets With New Superintendent of Shenandoah National Park

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) met virtually with Patrick Kenney, the new superintendent of Shenandoah National Park and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.  …

Warner Honored with National Park Foundation’s Inaugural Hero Award

WASHINGTON – Today at an outdoor and socially-distanced ceremony at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) was awarded the National Park Foundation’s Hero Award by Foundation…

Lawmakers Request Virginia be Added to Offshore Drilling Ban

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, A. Donald McEachin, Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton (all D-VA), wrote a letter…

Warner & Kaine Introduce Bill to Make FERC Pipeline Permitting Process Fairer and More Transparent

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation to strengthen the public’s ability to evaluate the impacts of natural gas pipelines being considered by the…

Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Allow for the Construction of New Long Bridge

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to allow for the construction of a new Long Bridge across the Potomac River –…

Warner Job-Creating Bill Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. The bipartisan legislation includes Sen. Warner’s Restore Our Parks Act, which…

Warner Bill to Address $1.1 Billion in Maintenance Needs at Virginia National Parks Heads to President’s Desk

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) applauded the House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill he championed that would address the $12 billion maintenance…

Senate Passes Warner Bill to Create 10,000 Virginia Jobs & Tackle $1.1 Billion In Overdue Maintenance Needs at Virginia National Parks

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) that would address the $12 billion maintenance backlog at National Park…

Warner, Portman, Alexander, King Highlight National Park Service Study Showing Visitor Spending Generates $41 Billion in Annual Economic Impact & Supports More Than 340,000 Jobs

Today, U.S. Sens. Mar R. Warner (D-VA),  Rob Portman (R-OH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) highlighted a new National Park Service (NPS) study which shows that in 2019, visitor spending…

As Senate Prepares to Pass his Parks & Public Lands Legislation, Warner Highlights Job-Creating Impact for Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), spoke on the Senate floor about the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill championed by Sen. Warner that would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)…

Senate to Take Up Warner Bill to Create More Than 10,000 Virginia Jobs by Addressing Maintenance Backlog at National Parks

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 80-17 to take up the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) that would permanently fund the…

Warner, Portman, Alexander, King Announce National Parks Study Showing Restore Our Parks Legislation Will Support More Than 100,000 Jobs Over Next Five Years

 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) Rob Portman (R-OH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) announced that a new National Parks Service (NPS) study of their Restore Our Parks legislation…