Press Releases
Sen. Warner Seeks Assurances from Pentagon on Safety of U.S. Military Personnel Publicly Identified by ISIL
Mar 24 2015
Sen. Warner sought assurances today from the Department of Defense that reasonable and appropriate steps are being taken to protect 100 American military personnel, more than a dozen from Virginia, publicly identified and targeted for violence by Islamic State extremists.
Sens. Warner and Kaine released a statement on the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs that it will revise the 40-mile eligibility rule for the Veterans Choice program.
Today, Sens. Warner and Kaine along with 19 other Senators sent a letter calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to support robust investment for a Safe Transportation of Energy Products program.
Grassley, Warner Introduce Bill to Improve Standards for Orthotics, Prosthetics in Medicare
Mar 23 2015
Sen. Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Warner introduced legislation to apply accreditation and other standards for orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare, helping to guarantee product quality for beneficiaries and reducing fraud.
Warner, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Four Republicans, four Democrats join forces to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank through 2019
Mar 20 2015
Sen. Warner joined Sen. Kirk (R-IL), Sen. Heitkamp (D-ND) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing S. 819, the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Senator Warner has repeatedly called on the IRS to address this issue and recently wrote to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen requesting more information about the agency’s ability to detect and combat fraud.
Warner, Kaine Applaud Committee Passage of Bill to Grant Federal Recognition of Virginia Indian Tribes
Mar 18 2015
Today, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015 cleared its first procedural hurdle with passage out of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
Warner, Corker, Colleagues Urge FHFA Director Mel Watt to Move Beyond Duopolistic Tendencies of the Past
Senators push for changes in the development of the Common Securitization Platform to help facilitate greater competition in the secondary mortgage market
Mar 17 2015
In a letter to the FHFA director, a bipartisan group of Senate Banking Committee members raised concerns about the development of the Common Securitization Platform and urged the agency to adopt changes to ensure the CSP is accessible to not only Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but also private sector participants.
Warner, Kaine Praise Interim Relief for Virginia Seafood Industry
Following letter by Warner, Kaine & colleagues, Departments of Labor and Homeland Security provide interim relief from H-2B ruling
Mar 17 2015
Today, U.S. Sens. Warner and Kaine praised the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security for providing interim relief to Virginia businesses that rely on seasonal workers, including the seafood industry, but underscored that many details must still be worked out.
Crapo, Warner Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators To Stop G-Fee Budgetary Gimmick
Senators say practice is a back door tax on
Mar 17 2015
Sens. Crapo (R-Idaho) and Warner led a bipartisan group of their colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee today to introduce a budget point of order to prevent the Senate from using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from financing unrelated spending.
Warner, Hatch Introduce Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act
New GAO report reveals duplication, minimal oversight
Mar 17 2015
Sens. Mark Warner and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Geospatial Data Reform Act to improve oversight and reduce duplication in the management of geospatial data.
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.
Sen. Warner on the Passing of Meyera Oberndorf
Mar 13 2015
"Meyera was a friend of mine for more than 20 years. She was trailblazing leader, a real sparkplug and dedicated public servant."
Virginia Delegation Applaud Navy Commitments to Virginia Ports
U.S. Navy will position newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in Hampton Roads and maintain Little Creek as a deep-water port and retain four amphibious ships through 2020
Mar 12 2015
Today, the Virginia Congressional delegation announced that the U.S. Navy will position its newest carrier, the Gerald Ford, at Naval Station Norfolk for the next several years given its unique capabilities and capacity.
IRS to Warner: Uniforms for Public Safety Officials are Not Taxable
In response to request from Sen. Warner, IRS provides clarity to Virginia firefighters and police that the cost of clothing provided to wear on duty is not subject to taxation
Mar 11 2015
In a letter to Sen. Warner, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that firefighters and police officers will not be expected to pay taxes on common clothing items that they are required to wear while on duty.
Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Authorize Expanded Petersburg National Battlefield
Mar 11 2015
Sens. Warner and Kaine introduced legislation that would protect some of the most endangered Civil War battlefields in the country by authorizing the National Park Service to acquire more than 7,000 acres to add to Petersburg National Battlefield.
Warner, Toomey Team Up in Support of Employee Ownership of Companies
Senators introduce the bipartisan Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
Mar 09 2015
Senator Warner and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are reaching across the aisle again to assist fast-growing private companies and their workers with taking a stake in their company’s future.
Today Sen. Mark Warner met with U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be Attorney General of the United States.
Statement of Senator Mark Warner Following the Israeli Prime Minister's Speech to Congress
Mar 03 2015
“In this critical period of negotiations between the U.S., our international partners and Iran, it is important to hear the views of our strongest allies like Israel."
Warner, Kaine Urge GAO to Investigate Safety of Highway Guardrails
Lawsuits Have Linked Faulty Guardrails Installed on Virginia’s Highways to More than a Dozen Accidents Nationwide; State is Currently in the Process of Removing ET-Plus Guardrails
Mar 03 2015
Sens. Warner and Kaine wrote to the GAO to request a formal investigation into the Federal Highway Administration process for evaluating the safety of roadside hardware, including guardrails that have been implicated in more than a dozen serious accidents in Virginia and nationwide.
Sen. Warner released a statement after U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced that she will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2016.
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mark Warner (D-VA), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced the Better Efficiency and Administrative Simplification Act, which would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive important Medicare benefit notices electronically and improve the way the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contracts with entities that help administer the Medicare program.
Warner and Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Introduce Legislation to Prevent Sexual Assaults on College Campuses
Joined by survivors and advocates, bipartisan group of 10 Senators reintroduces strengthened version of Campus Safety and Accountability Act with added input from colleges and universities, students, law enforcement, and advocates
Feb 26 2015
Sen. Warner and a bipartisan coalition of 10 Senators introduced a strengthened version of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
Today, Sens. Warner and Kaine joined a bipartisan group of 40 colleagues in writing to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald raising serious concerns about the implementation of the Veterans Choice Card program.
Today U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a dozen colleagues in introducing legislation, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act of 2015, that would guarantee full pay for federal workers at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who could be furloughed because of a lapse in federal funding or agency shutdown.
