In the News
Many of the 85,000 dams in the United States are so old — an average of half a century — that every time one is repaired, two more become dangerously weak. Cities across the country discharge billions of gallons of untreated wastewater into rivers and lakes, and more than a quarter of all bridges are either deficient or obsolete.
New remediation guidelines for Chinese drywall
Mar 18 2011
The Consumer Public Safety Commission and Department of Housing and Urban Development today released new remediation guidance for families whose homes were damaged by toxic Chinese drywall. The new protocols will better help homeowners to correctly identify problem drywall and provide more comprehensive remediation for any potential health and safety issues associated with the problem drywall.
Announcing the BUILD Act
Mar 15 2011
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and John Kerry (D-MA) announced today they will co-sponsor The BUILD Act creating a new infrastructure bank to help finance infrastructure projects. The BUILD Act, which will help close America’s widening infrastructure gap, create jobs throughout the next decade, and strengthen America’s competitive position, has the support of the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Horrible events in Buchanan County
Mar 14 2011
On Sunday, two deputies in Buchanan County were killed and two others were injured in a shoot-out with a robbery suspect. More details are available at the Bristol Herald Courier website. A representative from our office will attend tonight’s community candlelight vigil at the Buchanan County Courthouse to deliver this message from Senator Warner:
A Great Day in Roanoke and Southwest
Mar 14 2011
This past Saturday, the Senator was able to get down to Roanoke and Southwest Virginia for a full-day of events. The day began in Roanoke, where the Senator walked (ok, actually ran) in the Saint Patrick’s Parade. The jog through downtown allowed the Senator to meet and shake hands with the thousands in attendance that were decked out in green, and maroon and orange -- surely a hold-over from a night of celebrating a Virginia Tech win in the ACC tournament.
Forward motion
Mar 10 2011
Since Monday’s town hall with business leaders in Richmond, the bipartisan efforts of Senators Warner and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) have gotten more attention. Their role in leading the so-called “Gang of Six” in proposing a responsible, long-range plan to cut spending, reform taxes and strengthen entitlement programs like Social Security has been endorsed by newspapers across Virginia.
WSJ: Deficit-Cut Salesmen Hit the Road
Mar 08 2011
A bipartisan group of senators is close to proposing legislation they hope will force Congress to tackle the federal government's ballooning debt, and they have begun a road show to win public support.
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner has a plan to save America from financial catastrophe. It's one the Virginia Democratic senator has been working on for months, under the radar, and with an unlikely ally — Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia.
If the United States is to avoid "financial Armageddon" because of its dangerously high federal debt, Washington needs to adopt a package of dramatic reforms that include cutting government spending by trillions, rolling back entitlement programs in future years and changing the tax system, two U.S. senators said Monday.
Senator Warner on the budget
Mar 08 2011
Senator Warner will vote against the House spending proposal because it is short-sighted and could harm the country’s economic competitiveness. The Senator is a leader of a bipartisan group of Senators working for a more responsible, long-range blueprint to cut our deficits and debt.
