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Warner & Kaine Announce Nearly $8 Million In Federal Funding To Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity Across Virginia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $7,961,099 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand COVID-19 testing…

Warner, Senate Democrats Urge Treasury and IRS to Deliver Dependent Stimulus Payments As Soon As Possible

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Sen. Michael Bennet and 11 Senate colleagues in asking key questions about aggressive deadlines and delayed delivery related to the $500 Economic Impact…

Warner, Udall, Senators Tell Trump Administration: Stop Playing Politics with the U.S. Postal Service

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and a group of 30 senators in writing a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, urging him to…

Warner, Colleagues Urge Trump to Immediately Use DPA to Manufacture PPE, COVID-19 Testing Supplies

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and seven of their Senate colleagues in urging the President to expand his use of Title…

Warner, Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jack Reed (D-RI), and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in pushing to make sure…

Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on the nomination of Bill Evanina

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the floor prior to a cloture vote on the nomination of…

Warner, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure People with Limited English Proficiency and People with Disabilities Access the Necessary Information to Receive COVID-19 Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) led a group of 15 colleagues in sending a letter to Vice President Mike Pence urging the Administration to ensure persons with…

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…