In the News
A Visit with JMU Students
Nov 07 2013
Senator Mark Warner had the opportunity today to sit down and speak with James Madison University - Washington Semester students in his DC office.
Warner Spends Saturday in RVA
Oct 28 2013
This Saturday, Senator Mark Warner participated in a variety of events around Richmond. From hitting the bike trail to announcing scholarships for Virginians, Senator Warner enjoyed seeing people all around RVA before opening up the 4th Annual Virginia Women’s Conference.
After years of prodding fellow senators to adopt spending and debt reforms - through personal pleas and unofficial efforts like the "Gang of Six"- U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is joining the inner circle.
Senator Warner on Path Forward
Oct 18 2013
After Congress voted Wednesday to reopen the government and avert a credit default, Senator Mark Warner took a few minutes to talk about the negotiations he will take part in as a member of the House-Senate budget conference committee.
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) –- Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, discusses the Senate bill to end the government shutdown. He speaks with Peter Cook on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Today, Senator Warner spoke on the floor after the Senate Democratic and Republican leaders announced a bipartisan plan to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.
"We're going to be right up against the edge of Thursday. And that is assuming everything goes well," Warner said during a conference call with reporters. "This time, the wolf may really be at the door."
On day 14 of the government shutdown and less than two days before the potential federal default, Senator Warner spoke to Virginia reporters about where negotiations stand in Congress.
Working for Furloughed Federal Workers
Oct 07 2013
Sen. Warner joined his colleagues from Maryland in putting a human face on news stories about furloughed federal workers. Sen. Warner introduced Carter Kimsey of Alexandria, who has worked for the National Science Foundation since 1976.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner will donate an amount equivalent to his pay to the nonprofit Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund, which provides scholarships and emergency aid to federal workers, said his press secretary, Kevin Hall. The senator also did that during the recent sequester furloughs, Hall added.
