Press Releases
Warner, Kaine Fight for Virginia Seafood Industry
Join a dozen bipartisan Senators in calling for Labor and Homeland Security Secretaries to immediately resume processing of H-2B applications
Mar 13 2015
Today Sens. Warner and Kaine joined 12 bipartisan Senators in calling on the Departments of of Labor and Homeland Security to immediately resume accepting and processing H-2B visas critical to Virginia's seafood industry.
Warner, Kaine Call for Passage of Homeland Security Funding Bill Without Extraneous Policy Riders
With Homeland Security funding set to expire, 45 Senators say clean, full funding bill for 2015 fiscal year urgently needed to maintain national security efforts
Jan 27 2015
Together with the entire Senate Democratic Caucus, Sens. Warner and Kaine called on Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) to pass a clean bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Sens. Warner & Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Startup Act
~ Legislation promotes innovation, jobs and new businesses ~
Jan 16 2015
Sens. Warner and Tim Kaine today led a bipartisan group of six Senate colleagues in introducing The Startup Act to jumpstart investment and job creation by new businesses.
Sen. Mark R. Warner released the following statement in support of the President’s immigration announcement
Sens. Warner, Kaine Sign Onto Legislation to Create High-Skill Korean Visas
~ Would help fill Virginia’s high-skill labor gap & strengthen bilateral ties between the U.S. and Korea ~
Nov 17 2014
U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine signed onto bipartisan legislation to provide up to 15,000 visas annually for Koreans with specialized skills that are lacking in the U.S. labor market.
Statement on Border Crisis
Jul 17 2014
As early as June 18th, Senator Warner called on the Administration to demand accountability from Central American countries these children and young people are fleeing.
Statement of Sen. Warner on Location of Immigrant Facility in Brunswick
~ On Location of a Federal Immigrant Refugee Facility in Brunswick County ~
Jun 20 2014
"The federal government should look elsewhere for an appropriate location for this facility."
Statement of Sen. Warner on In-State Tuition for Virginia DREAMers
~ On in-state tuition for Virginia DREAMers ~
Apr 29 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement today that Virginia students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, or DREAMers, are eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia’s public community colleges and universities:
“Today’s announcement is an important step in the direction of fairness and economic opportunity for the children of undocumented immigrants,” Sen. Warner said. “If the United States is going to win the talent competition in today’s global economy, the last thing we need to do is exclude educated young people who were brought here through no fault of their own. When I was governor, we tried to ensure that DREAMers would have access to in-state tuition at Virginia’s public colleges and universities and I’m thrilled that Attorney General Herring has determined that under law, these Virginians will have access to educational opportunity.”
In a letter sent to Secretary of State John Kerry today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner urged the administration to help ensure that the February 2 presidential elections in El Salvador are free and fair.
Senator Warner Engages Virginia Students on Immigration Reform
Releases lesson plan in collaboration with UClass, UVA
Nov 20 2013
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) has released a lesson plan entitled “Speak Up for Immigration,” which encourages high school students across Virginia to develop more informed perspectives on immigration reform and participate in the democratic process.
Statement of Sen. Warner on Senate Passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Bipartisan legislation passes by vote of 68-32
Jun 27 2013
Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today on the Senate’s passage of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill.
Sen. Warner, Udall Introduce Amendment to Encourage More Immigrant Entrepeneurs to Start U.S. Businesses
~ Amendment ensures visas are in reach for additional qualified entrepreneurs, startups ~
Jun 19 2013
Sens. Warner (D-VA) and Mark Udall (D-CO) introduced an amendment today to the immigration-reform bill before the U.S. Senate to encourage foreign entrepreneurs and highly skilled college graduates of U.S. universities to start businesses in the United States and create good-paying, middle-class jobs.
WASHINGTON – On Monday, May 6, 2013, the California State Senate unanimously passed legislation calling on Congress to pass, and the president to sign into law, Startup Act 3.0 – the strongest, most comprehensive jobs and high-skilled immigration reform bill on the table in Congress. U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), authors of Startup Act 3.0, lauded the passage as an important step toward breaking the log-jam of inaction in Washington.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill to fix our nation’s broken immigration system. The bill was introduced by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
Sen. Warner joins bipartisan group of 10 Senators to introduce high-skilled immigration bill
~ Reforms H-1B and Student Visas, Increases Access to Green Cards, and Promotes STEM Education ~
Jan 29 2013
Senator Warner joined a bipartisan group of 10 senators today to introduce the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 to bring long-overdue reforms to the nation’s immigration laws for highly-skilled immigrants working in the science and technology fields.
Senators Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today invited President Obama to join them in helping startups and small businesses succeed. In December, Sens. Moran and Warner introduced legislation called The Startup Act (S. 1965) to jumpstart the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses.
Sen. Warner introduces job creation bills promoting tech-start up & IPOs
~ Bipartisan legislation targets talent, capital and university R&D ~
Dec 08 2011
Senator Warner today introduced bipartisan legislation that would update regulatory and tax policies to encourage entrepreneurs and innovators to launch new companies, creating jobs and broadening economic opportunities. Today's initiative builds upon bipartisan legislation Senator Warner introduced last week that is designed to make it easier for growing companies to access investment capital.
