Press Releases
Warner & Kaine Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Secretary Mattis Not To Implement Transgender Ban
Jul 28 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a bipartisan letter signed by 42 additional Senators to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis urging him to advise the President against implementing the announcement he made via Twitter Wednesday that transgender Americans can no longer serve in the military.
Statement on 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review
Feb 01 2010
UPDATED: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on Monday concerning the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, which was presented to Congress today.
Virginia Delegation Requests F-22 Briefing from Air Force, Stress Langley's Capacity & Facilities
Nov 12 2009
Washington, DC – Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) and Representatives Glenn Nye (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) this week requested a Virginia delegation staff briefing on Air Force plans for future basing of the F-22 Raptor aircraft fleet. In a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Virginia lawmakers emphasized that Langley Air Force Base (LAFB) in Hampton is a “world-class installation” with the excess operational capacity to support increased numbers of the F-22.
Webb, Warner, Forbes, Nye, Scott & Wittman Urge Armed Services Committees to Strip $46.3 Million from Defense Budget for Dredging at Naval Station Mayport
~Virginia Lawmakers Cite Poor Policy, Fiscal Irresponsibility, and Lack of Strategic Justification~
Sep 18 2009
Washington, DC - In a joint letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner, and Congressmen Randy Forbes, Glenn Nye, Bobby Scott, and Rob Wittman urged the Committees not to authorize an appropriation of $46.3 million to dredge the channel and basin at Naval Station Mayport (NS Mayport), Florida in the final National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2010.
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would defer the decision on whether to homeport an aircraft carrier in Mayport, Florida, pending a complete review of the issue during the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
