In the News
Legislation focuses on end of life
The proposal seeks to reduce costs and offers incentives to facilities for palliative care accreditation.
Jun 15 2009
In an effort to curb health care spending and provide a better quality of life to terminally ill patients, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has introduced legislation aimed at changing how end-of-life care is provided.
Upgrades to Metro
Jun 12 2009
Senator Warner announced today that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide a $17.7 million grant from the economic stimulus package for upgrades to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
Clean-up for the Chesapeake Bay
Jun 11 2009
With his colleagues from Virginia and Maryland, Senator Warner introduced legislation yesterday that would strengthen and enhance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) role in the effort to clean-up the Chesapeake Bay.
Protecting the National D-Day Memorial
Jun 09 2009
Senator Warner introduced legislation yesterday that would authorize the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to study whether the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, can be added to the U.S. National Park System.
Warner on Bloomberg TV
Jun 05 2009
Senator Warner appeared on Bloomberg Television on June 4, to discuss how before the government begins accepting repayments from financial institutions that have received TARP funds, Senator Warner said that he want to make sure the taxpayers, who are in effect investors in these companies, receive the best deal for their dollar.
Promoting the Capital Region Economy
Jun 05 2009
Senator Warner gave the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Greater Washington Initiative, a regional economic development organization for the D.C. metro area, including Northern Virginia.
Still looking for TARP accountability
Jun 04 2009
During the confirmation hearing for Assistant Treasury Secretary Herbert M. Allison, who has been nominated to serve as the TARP Administrator with the Department of Treasury, Senator Warner continued to urge the administration to provide more transparency and accountability of taxpayer funds used to bailout struggling banks.
Restructuring the new auto industry
Jun 04 2009
Senator Warner says he was not comfortable questioning the business decisions of executives from GM and Chrysler, who announced this week they plan to close more than 2,000 dealerships by October 2010.
Honoring all those who serve
Jun 03 2009
Hundreds of military veterans and active-duty personnel fromthe Washington and Northern Virginia gathered last night for a special Capitol Hill screening of a new documentary about the story of one Virginia community's sacrifice and loss in the 1944 D-Day invasion.
Bedford film’s D.C. screening draws hundreds
Jun 03 2009
WASHINGTON — A busload of Bedford residents was swallowed up in a crowd of military people and politicians who came out Tuesday evening to see a movie about the town that sent a group of D-Day heroes off to war.
