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Warner & Kaine Applaud Passage of Resolution Condemning Recent Bomb Threats Against HBCUs

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning a recent series of bomb threats at Historically Black Colleges and…

Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Angus King (I-ME) in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

Statement of Senate Intel Chair Mark R. Warner on Threats Against HBCUs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the below statement on the bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs): “I am deeply…

Warner, Brown Measure To Expand Defense Research Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Included in NDAA Conference Report

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Senate-passed FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes a version of their bipartisan Building Equitable…

Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner & Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a bicameral letter led by Sen. Cory Booker…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Nearly $3 Million for Southwest Virginia Workforce Development and Outdoor Economy

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded two grants totaling $2,966,029 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded to Southwest Virginia to strengthen the region’s…

Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $49 Million to Expand Broadband at Libraries and Schools in Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded $49,943,399.02 in federal funding to…

Warner & Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Modernize Virginia’s Aging Schools

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education,…

Warner, Cornyn, Bennet, Scott Introduce Bill to Support Teachers and School Leaders

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Tim Scott (R-SC) today introduced the Teacher and School LEADERS Act, which would reform Teacher Quality Partnership…

Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $4 Million From American Rescue Plan for Higher Education Institutions in Virginia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,123,765 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education for five of the Commonwealth’s higher education…

Senators Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Help Students ‘Reverse’ Transfer Credits from Four-Year Universities to Community Colleges

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) along with Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to remove an unnecessary…

With Cyberattacks on the Rise, Warner & Collins Urge Department of Education to Empower Schools to Bolster Cyber Defenses

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Committee…