In the News
Statement on Health Care Repeal
Feb 02 2011
I voted for the Affordable Care Act because the current health care system is simply unsustainable and it will bankrupt our nation. This law helps lay the groundwork for containing health care costs through leveraging private sector innovation and competition to improve the quality and value of care in this country.
On the Road in Central Virginia
Feb 02 2011
Last week, the Senator spent Thursday and Friday speaking with hundreds of Virginians in a variety of settings in Petersburg, Richmond and Chesterfield.
Progress on Arlington Cemetery
Jan 31 2011
Senator Warner, along with Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) president Bobbie Kilberg and Arlington National Cemeteries Program executive director Kathryn Condon, released a report detailing “a roadmap” to fixing problems with the Cemetery’s record-keeping and administration. The report provides both short-term and long-term recommendations for the Cemetery.
Celebrating India
Jan 26 2011
This morning Senator Warner hosted a “Commonwealth Coffee” event for members of Virginia’s Indian-American community. Today’s event was held to honor Republic Day, which marks India’s adoption of a democratic constitution 62 years ago.
Where else would you hear a U.S. Senator joke about a State of the Union drinking game and “speed dating” with Republican colleagues? Listen to Senator Warner’s fun interview this morning with Rick Rumble of WNOR FM99 in Norfolk.
Another State date
Jan 24 2011
Senator Warner will sit with Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech. Truth be told, Sens. Chambliss and Warner were “bipartisan before bipartisan was cool."
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is about to heed his own admonition that Congress "put up or shut up" when confronting the dangerously high federal debt. The Virginia Democrat and U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, are close to introducing a complex bill that would cut trillions in federal spending.
Sen. Warner on the Administration’s new regulatory strategy
~ “We can and should go further” ~
Jan 18 2011
Senator Warner, who recently called for a “pay as you go” approach to reduce unnecessary, duplicative and outdated government regulations, offered support today for the President’s Executive Order outlining a new regulatory strategy and urged the Administration to move even more aggressively to cut unnecessary government red tape.
Still fighting for small business
Jan 13 2011
Senator Warner joined Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and FDIC Chair Sheila Bair today at a CNBC conference on removing obstacles to lending to America’s small businesses. Senator Warner also spoke about a new tool from the FDIC to give small businesses a “second look” when loans are denied.
Working for women veterans
Jan 11 2011
Yesterday, Senator Warner met with women veterans in Hampton and Richmond to discuss the recent release of a study that showed women are much more likely than male veterans to be denied care for PTSD.
