Press Releases
Budget Committee Adopts Two Warner Amendments
~ Bipartisan proposals promote accountability in health care, transportation ~
Mar 26 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Mark R. Warner today successfully amended the Budget Resolution to include language requiring additional performance measurements and promoting greater transparency in health care reform and transportation spending.
Senate Adopts 'Serve America Act'; Includes Sen. Warner's Military Veterans' Corps
~ Legislation also includes study to attract mid-career managers to gov’t. service program ~
Mar 26 2009
At the request of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner of Virginia, the Serve America Act includes a Veterans’ Corps to promote service opportunities and fellowships for our nation’s military veterans.
Floor Speech: Greater Accountability, Transparency in the Budget Process
Mark Warner delivers maiden speech on the Senate floor
Mar 24 2009
"I rise today to state a principle that is known well by those of us here who have spent any time in the private sector – and it is this: What gets measured gets done."
Warner Joins Colleagues in Demanding Repayment of AIG Bonuses
~ Criticizes bonuses as "unconscionable" and "morally unacceptable" ~
Mar 17 2009
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner today joined his colleagues in demanding that AIG Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy renegotiate contracts that include $165 million in taxpayer-financed bonuses to employees who were in part responsible for the insurance giant’s near collapse.
Warner & Webb Announces $39.8 Million in Public Safety Funds for Virginia
~ Stimulus funds will help fund state, local law enforcement ~
Mar 06 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has released $39.8 million in federal stimulus investments to Virginia public safety agencies.
Warner and Webb Announce $116 Million in Transit Funding from Economic Recovery Package for Virginia
~ Deadline for Virginia Project Requests is Tomorrow ~
Mar 05 2009
Washington, DC – Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jim Webb (D-VA) today announced that $116 million in economic recovery funding has been released to Virginia to fund transit projects.
Speech: Health Care Reform
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | Federation of American Hospitals Conference, Washington, D.C.
Mar 04 2009
"I have learned one major lesson: that our hospitals are a critical component of our health care delivery system. I can think of no better audience to discuss the need for comprehensive health care reform than this one."
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner released the following statement today upon the passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Statement on the Stimulus Agreement
Feb 06 2009
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner released the following statement tonight after the announcement of a bipartisan compromise on the economic recovery package.
