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Warner, Corker Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Maximize Taxpayer Returns of TARP Investments
~ Bill creates private market trust for TARP investments, sets end-date for gov’t ownership ~
Jun 22 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor today about bipartisan legislation he has introduced with Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) that will maximize returns of taxpayer investments into TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) assisted institutions. The bill provides for a responsible exit strategy from government ownership of TARP-recipient companies, such as AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors.
Senator Warner met with about 50 leaders of the faith community in Hampton Roads on Friday to start a conversation about the health reform legislation he introduced last week, the 2009 Senior Navigation and Planning Act.
Warner: Another Ex-Governor Adapts To the Senate
Jun 22 2009
Now a junior legislator, Warner is digging in to the grunt work of the Senate Banking Committee, where he has been staying below the radar, drawing on his successful experience in the private sector and working behind the scenes to try and help shape the panel’s approach to an overhaul of the nation’s financial regulatory structure — and in doing so, carve out a niche for himself in the Senate.
Warner courts church leaders on health goals
Jun 20 2009
A group of clerics expressed interest Friday in U.S. Sen. Mark Warner's proposal to make end-of-life care part of the health care overhaul debate.
A better way to prevent systemic risk
Jun 17 2009
Senator Warner spoke on both Bloomberg TV and MSNBC's Morning Joe today about his idea to empower an independent council, rather than giving the additional responsibility to the Federal Reserve, to regulate systemic risk -- "the kind of thing that we couldn't necessarily predict," he said, such as the mess at AIG that played such a major role in the financial industry's near-collapse last fall.
Freshman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is courageous to submit a bill that encourages doctors and hospital staff to counsel terminally ill patients about foregoing extraordinary medical care. It's a tricky dilemma, asking doctors to launch into an uncomfortable conversation with a dying patient.
Regulating "Too Big To Fail"
Jun 16 2009
Senator Warner took to the Senate floor today to express his concerns about plans for the Federal Reserve to regulate financial institutions considered "too big to fail."
Chinese drywall resurfaces
Jun 16 2009
The Chinese drywall controversy surfaced again today on Capitol Hill as the Senate Commerce Committee considered the nomination of Inez Tenenbaum to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Enhancing health care choices for seniors
Jun 15 2009
Senator Warner has introduced health reform legislation that improves the quality and increases the availability of counseling, support services, and care management for patients and families with a limited life expectancy.
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.
