Press Releases
Warner & Kaine Press V-A Sec. on Hiring Priorities
Freeze hurt efforts to fill vacancies among clinicians, benefits processors
Apr 21 2017
Freeze hurt efforts to fill vacancies among clinicians, benefits processors
Warner, Kaine, and Tester Demand Answers from VA Secretary over Reports of Serious Deficiencies and Mismanagement as DC VA Medical Center
“Veterans throughout our home states consistently call for improving the VA health care system because the VA is where they prefer to receive their care”
Apr 14 2017
“Veterans throughout our home states consistently call for improving the VA health care system because the VA is where they prefer to receive their care”
Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Overhaul Broken V-A Appeals Process
VA appeals process has not been updated since 1933, more than 450,000 appeals are currently pending
Mar 24 2017
VA appeals process has not been updated since 1933, more than 450,000 appeals are currently pending
Sen. Warner Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Veteran Caregiver Services to Veterans of All Eras
Legislation honors the sacrifice of our nation’s caregivers while giving veterans greater flexibility in choosing their care
Mar 10 2017
Legislation honors the sacrifice of our nation’s caregivers while giving veterans greater flexibility in choosing their care
“Veterans in this VISN, and across the country, deserve to be seen more quickly than VISN 6 has achieved, and Congress, veterans, and the American public must be able to trust that the wait time information being provided by VA is accurate..."
Warner, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Help "Blue Water" Navy Veterans
Bipartisan legislation would require V-A to provide benefits to veterans exposed to Agent Orange
Feb 21 2017
Bipartisan legislation would require V-A to provide benefits to veterans exposed to Agent Orange
"While the V-A has made significant progress in recent years to improve access, there are still too many veterans in Virginia and across the country that are waiting too long and traveling too far to obtain medical care."
Warner, Collins Introduce Bill to Authorize Delayed V-A Medical Leases
Congressional and bureaucratic delays have prevented 24 new facilities from being built to serve an estimated 11 million veterans
Jan 25 2017
Congressional and bureaucratic delays have prevented 24 new facilities from being built to serve an estimated 11 million veterans
Warner, Kaine Urge Action to Authorize Delayed V-A Leases
Delay has kept as many as 11 million veterans from accessing the care they deserve
Dec 01 2016
Delay has kept as many as 11 million veterans from accessing the care they deserve
Warner Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor OSS Veterans
Legislation honoring veterans of the Office of Strategic Services now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law
Dec 01 2016
Legislation honoring veterans of the Office of Strategic Services now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
Senators Introduce Legislation to Authorize Delayed V-A Medical Leases
Congress has not authorized major medical facility leases since 2014, keeping as many as 11 million veterans from accessing the care they deserve
Sep 21 2016
Congress has not authorized major medical facility leases since 2014, keeping as many as 11 million veterans from accessing the care they deserve.
Warner, Kaine Announce Nearly $9.5 Million to Help Alleviate Veteran Homelessness in Va.
Funds will continue effort to assist low-income homeless and at-risk veterans and their families
Aug 31 2016
Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will award $9,476,756 to help ongoing efforts in the Commonwealth to prevent veteran homelessness.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unanimously passed two bipartisan bills introduced by Senators Warner and Kaine.
Warner, Kaine Push V-A to Move Forward on Local Pilot Program to Improve Veterans' Health Care
National Capital Region pilot program would improve mobility and accuracy of health records by allowing veterans access to health data on their mobile phones
Jul 05 2016
Sens. Warner and Kaine are pushing the V-A for an update on a local pilot program designed to improve the quality and accessibility of health care for our nation’s veterans.
Warner & Kaine Announce $160,000 in Funding to Relieve Veteran Homelessness in Hampton
Funds will provide housing relief and support services to local veterans
Jul 01 2016
Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (V-A) will award $166,336 to the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA).
Sens. Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $2 Million for Expansion of Suffolk Veterans Cemetery
V-A funds will help develop more than 1,200 new cremains gravesites for veteran interment
Jun 24 2016
Sens. Warner and Kaine announced today that the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk will receive $2,025,103 in federal funds to assist in its expansion.
The U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs are awarding $736,284 to Virginia housing authorities and local VA Medical Centers to help homeless veterans find affordable and stable housing.
Sen. Warner Announces Legion of Merit to be Awarded Posthumously to WW2-Era U.S. Spy Stephanie Rader
Va. woman who worked for pre-CIA Office of Strategic Services to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery next week
May 26 2016
Sen. Warner announced today that an Alexandria, Virginia woman who served as an American spy in post-World War II Europe will be posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit before her burial at Arlington National Cemetery next Wednesday.
Sens. Warner and Kaine introduced an amendment to the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent the Department of Defense from privatizing commissaries at five major installations until a study, requested in last year’s NDAA, to assess the costs and benefits of privatization is completed.
V-A to Voluntarily Implement Bipartisan Provision to Enhance V-A Medical Care
New policy will make it easier for the Veterans Administration to fully staff medical centers and cut wait times
May 24 2016
Sens. Warner (D-VA), Rounds (R-SD), Merkley (D-OR), and Tillis (R-NC) today welcomed the news that the Veterans Health Administration is moving to voluntarily implement one of the key proposals from their bipartisan Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act, helping to ensure that veterans can get the care they need in a timely fashion at V-A facilities.
Senators Urge Action on Delayed V-A Medical Leases
Eighteen major medical leases in 12 states have been awaiting congressional action for more than one year
May 24 2016
Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) led a bipartisan group of 15 Senators in urging the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to authorize leases for 18 major medical facilities across 12 states that have been awaiting congressional authorization for over a year.
Warner, Kaine Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Appropriations Legislation
On a bipartisan vote, Senate approves bill to fund the V-A, military construction, infrastructure, housing & community development
May 19 2016
On a bipartisan vote of 89-8, the Senate voted to approve Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations legislation for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD).
Bill to Protect Combat-Injured Veterans Severance Payments Passes Senate Finance Committee
Since 1991, DoD has improperly withheld taxes from severance payments of up to 14,000 veterans– including an estimated 720 Virginians – separated from service due to combat injury
Apr 21 2016
Sen. Warner’s (D-VA) legislation to ensure that veterans who suffer service-ending combat-related injuries are not improperly taxed on the severance payment they receive from the Department of Defense (DoD) has passed the Senate Finance Committee.
Warner, Boozman Seek to Protect Combat-Injured Veterans from Being Improperly Taxed on Severance Pay
Since 1991, DoD has improperly withheld taxes from severance payments to nearly 14,000 veterans – including an estimated 720 Virginians – retired or separated from service due to combat injury
Mar 17 2016
Sens. Warner and John Boozman (R-AR) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans who suffer service-ending combat-related injuries are not improperly taxed on the severance payment they receive from the Department of Defense (DoD).
Senate Passes Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to OSS Veterans
Office of Strategic Services members conducted intelligence and espionage activities during World War II
Feb 23 2016
Sen. Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), along with Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), today praised the unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to veterans of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) “in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II.”
