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Senators Warner and Webb today voted in support of the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, which will benefit Virginia farmers while continuing to provide a strong foundation for…
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) today released new information from the Air Force (USAF) that reveals significantly higher rates of oxygen-deprivation incidents reported by F-22 Raptor…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta today instructed the Air Force to restrict F-22 flight activities, and to work with NASA and the Navy to find solutions to F-22 oxygen-deprivation…
Senator Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-11) today requested additional information from the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force to further determine the scope of safety concerns raised by…
The Pentagon is making difficult but responsible choices as military planners work to cut a half-trillion dollars in defense spending. Due to the consistent, coordinated and bipartisan efforts of Virginia���s…
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) today sent a joint letter to the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation and the NASA Administrator…
No area of government spending should be exempt, but before we authorize another round of base closings and realignments we should first determine if there is excess capacity not just…
Senators Warner and Webb are urging Majority Leader Harry Reid to ���reject any proposals that call for pay freezes or other forms of compensation reduction for federal workers, or significant…
Senator Warner and several other members of the Hampton Roads congressional delegation today released a letter to the new Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, asking that he…
U.S. Senators Webb and Warner today introduced legislation that would allow oil and natural gas exploration and production off of the Virginia coast. Both senators have consistently supported safe and…
Senators Webb and Warner today introduced legislation that would establish a unit of the National Park Service at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. The Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment…
Today the full Virginia delegation applauded the announcement by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus that the USS Arlington will be commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia.…