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Warner, Kaine Urge Boost to VA Construction Funding to Meet Growing Veteran Demand

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are pressing the administration to significantly boost funding for Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, warning that years of underinvestment…

Warner, Kaine Announce Lease for New Hampton Roads VA Facility

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that a lease has been awarded for a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility in…

Warner, Kaine Announce $4.5 Million to Expand Mental Health Resources for Virginia Veterans

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4.5 million in federal grants to support suicide prevention efforts for veterans. This funding is made possible…

Sen. Warner Responds to V-A IG Report Showing Spike in Severe Staffing Shortages

WASHINGTON – U.S. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report finding that the VA’s…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Senate Passage of 3 Funding Bills

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded Senate passage of legislation to fund a number of major priorities, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),…

Warner Applauds Committee Approval of Bipartisan Bill to Extend Life-Saving Veteran Suicide Prevention Program

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today applauded the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee for advancing legislation to renew and expand the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant program – a…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Congressional Reapproval of VA Medical Facility Leases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted to approve updated authorizations for…

Warner, Kaine Push for Swift Approval of Hampton Roads Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Lease

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are urging the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to swiftly take up and reapprove the authorization of…

Sen. Warner Slams Trump Administration Plan to Cut over 80,000 Employees from Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Trump administration’s short-sighted plan to slash over 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs: “Our…

Warner and Boozman Introduce Legislation to Expand Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced legislation to renew and expand the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, a Department…

Senate Passes Warner Resolution Recognizing the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima

WASHINGTON – Late yesterday evening, on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the anniversary of the battle, which began on…

Warner, Kaine Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding VA Defend Veterans’ Private Information from Elon Musk’s DOGE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues…