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Jan 07 2011
Senator Warner says Hampton Roads-based Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) will be renamed, retooled, refocused and resized – but the bipartisan Virginia delegation worked together to save about half of the 4,000 JFCOM jobs in Hampton Roads that were originally targeted for elimination.
This Washington Post op-ed applauds the passage of Senator Warner's Government Performance and Results Modernization Act. This legislation, which was adopted unanimously by the Senate last week, will now be sent to President Obama to be signed into law.
The New York Times discusses the informal bipartisan coalition created by Senators Warner and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), that seeks to get the ball rolling on deficit reduction next year. The Senators have formed an informal group of about 20 senators from both parties to work on debt reduction and tax reform.
Reuters reports on the announcement by Senators Warner and Chambliss (R-Ga.) that they plan to introduce legislation building upon the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in the new year.
The Hill reports that Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) will introduce a bill early next year based on the report from President Obama’s deficit commission, in order to draw action to the nation's fiscal crisis.
Bloomberg News reports on Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss's (R-Ga.) announcement that they will introduce legislation early next year based on the recent report by the Deficit Commission, in an effort to encourage action on the country's fiscal problems.
Reuters reports on the announcement by Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) that they plan to introduce legislation building upon the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform early next year.
Citing the bipartisan group spearheaded by Senator Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) that has been calling for deficit reduction and tax reform, the Washington Post editorial page argues that the Senate and President Obama must act on these issues next year.
This blog entry from the Center for American Progress praises the Senate's unanimous passage of Senator Warner's Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010. The bipartisan legislation was adopted by the Senate on December 16.
Washington, DC—Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner applauded the Senate’s unanimous vote last night to confirm John A. Gibney of Richmond to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The two Senators recommended Gibney’s appointment to the White House in September 2009.
