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Budget talks at the White House
Mar 12 2009
Senator Warner joined his Democratic colleagues on the Budget Committee yesterday for a meeting with President Obama at the White House.
Commerce subcommittees announced
Mar 12 2009
The Commerce Committee announced Senator Warner's subcommittee placements yesterday:
Making Virginia energy efficient
Mar 12 2009
Virginia will receive $164 million to help make its homes and offices energy efficient, part of a nationwide investment of $8 billion allocated by the Department of Energy from the economic recovery package.
Addressing voter registration problems
Mar 12 2009
At yesterday's Rules Committee hearing on voter registration, Senator Warner voiced concerns about some of the problems experienced by Virginia's voters during the last election.
Joining the Bipartisan Alzheimer's Task Force
Mar 11 2009
Senator Warner is joining the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease. He joins Senator Susan Collins and Congressmen Ed Markey and Chris Smith.
Efficiency to the budget process
Mar 11 2009
Senator Warner asked OMB Director Peter Orszag how the administration is looking to use their Chief Information, Performance, and Technology Officers to ensure efficiency and accountability with the budget, and said that this is an issue he’d like to see the committee spend more time on.
Preventing tomorrow's financial crisis
Mar 10 2009
As Congress begins the process of overhauling a “patchwork regulatory system that dates to the Civil War,” the Senate Banking Committee heard today from experts and interest group representatives on the best strategy for future regulation.
One step closer to Dulles Rail
Mar 10 2009
Rail to Dulles International Airport took a huge step forward this morning as U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed a formal agreement to provide $900 million in funding for the project – the third largest public transit project in U.S. history.
Beginning the conversation
Mar 09 2009
Senator Warner believes one of the ways we can begin to reform our nation's health care system is by starting a national conversation about end-of-life issues.
Investing in public safety
Mar 06 2009
Virginia's public safety agencies will receive $39.8 million from the economic recovery package. Approximately $15.5 million will go directly to local sheriffs and police departments, and $24.3 million will be directed to state criminal justice programs.
