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Senator Warner has launched a contest to pick a cover photo of Virginia for his Facebook page by asking for submissions from his more than 16,500 followers. Facebook, the popular social media tool, will be transitioning all pages to their new Timeline format on Friday, March 30. As part of the new format, all pages must include a large “cover photo.”
For many in the Obama administration and on Capitol Hill, India is the perfect ally for the difficult military and strategic challenges that lie ahead in South Asia after the Afghanistan War. As President Obama prepares to begin drawing down U.S. troops in Afghanistan next year, India is now seen as the only power that is both stable and reliably committed to maintaining peace in the region.
Don’t look now: bipartisanship!
Mar 15 2012
There have been some promising developments in the Senate over the past few days. First, the chamber passed a two-year federal highway bill on a lopsidedly bipartisan vote of 74-22. Shortly after that, Senate leaders reached agreement to finally move forward and confirm a bunch of noncontroversial judges whose nominations had been blocked.
"This is about saving money and saving lives."
Mar 13 2012
“There's a clear nexus between our national security and our energy security,” former Senator John Warner said yesterday at a Senate Energy Committee hearing in Norfolk. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Senator Mark Warner convened the hearing aboard the USS Kearsarge (the first hearing aboard a ship in more than 50 years!) to learn more about energy conservation efforts in the armed forces.
Photo(n) Opportunity
Mar 13 2012
Let’s talk about photon-mediated entanglement of information transmission in quantum physics! OK, maybe not. Senator Warner visited briefly today with Ari Micha Dyckovsy, 18, of Loudoun County’s Academy of Science. Ari is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search.
A gasoline-powered generator can supply electricity to a remote U.S. Marine outpost in Afghanistan, powering everything from laptops to communications equipment. And the noise from that generator can be a dead giveaway to Taliban forces searching for Americans. So when Marines tout the effectiveness of quiet, solar-powered generators, it's not because they feel all warm and fuzzy about Earth Day.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended the service's investment on biofuels Monday, saying that it is a "false choice" for critics to suggest the Navy should focus on building more ships instead of finding alternative fuels to power them.
For far too long, Washington has added laws, mandates, and programs -- but rarely does it look back to see if those initiatives still make sense. I came to Washington as a former CEO and governor and thought that I could apply those experiences to the federal government and produce positive results. But it's proven to be a lot harder than I expected, especially on some very obvious problems.
Meeting with La Raza
Mar 09 2012
Yesterday, Senator Warner met with Virginia members of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Senator Warner talked to the representatives about la economía, educación y reforma migratoria - the economy, education and immigration reform.
Valley infrastructure & innovation
Mar 06 2012
The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal sits near the intersection of Interstates 66 and 81 in the northern Shenandoah Valley, and it helps link truck traffic from the U.S. midwest with rail links to the Port of Hampton Roads at the coast. The VIP is a smart infrastructure investment that operates 24/7 and now supports more than 7,000 jobs in Virginia.
