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Warner, DelBene Release Proposal for Emergency Portable Benefits Fund

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) released the text of draft bicameral legislation to establish an emergency portable benefits fund for states. The…

Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $7 Million for Lynchburg Transit

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $7,630,020 in federal funding for the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC). The funding was authorized by the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) under the Coronavirus Aid,…

Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Protections for Survivors of Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the below statement on the Trump Administration’s final regulation detailing the responsibilities of elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities for…

Warner Urges Veterans Affairs to Develop COVID-19 Testing Strategy at Facilities Nationwide

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and his Senate colleagues in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ramp up COVID-19 testing at…

Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $7 Million for Affordable Housing in Virginia

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today applauded $7,387,190 in federal funding to help promote access to housing in the Commonwealth. The funding was awarded through the CARES Act Admin Fee Regular…

Warner & Kaine Introduce $75 Billion Housing Assistance Fund to Help Americans Facing Housing Insecurity Due to COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senator Reed to introduce legislation to create a $75 billion Housing Assistance Fund to help protect renters,…

Warner Requests DOJ Plan to Address Coronavirus-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination, Hate Crimes

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 13 Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to address the surge in…

Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $36 Million to Support Virginia HBCUs Amid COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), members of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Caucus, applauded $36,475,848 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of…

Warner joins Brown, Bennet, Durbin, Wyden, Colleagues in Calling for Tax Credit Expansion to Help Working Families During Coronavirus Economic Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and a group of senators in a letter…

Warner, Kaine Announce $281,500 in Federal Funds for Water Improvement Projects in Lee & Wise Counties

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Lee and Wise Countieswill receive $259,000 and $22,500 in federal funds, respectively, from the U.S. Department…

Warner Joins Brown, Collins Stabenow in Urging USDA to Target Relief to Local Farmer in Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and a group of bipartisan senators in urging the USDA…

Warner, Baldwin, Murphy Schumer, Senate Democrats Announce Legislation to Federalize Medical Supply Chain, Increate National Production and Create an Equitable and Transparent Process for Delivery of Necessary Supplies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), as well as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, in announcing legislation that lays out a framework for…