Press Releases
Warner Applauds Nomination of Marie Therese Dominguez for Key Administration Post
President Obama announced his intent today to nominate Dominguez to head the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
May 29 2015
“I have known Marie Therese for several years, and I fully support her nomination to be PHMSA Administrator."
Senator Warner, Senator Kaine, Delegate Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC) and Congressman Don Beyer called for stronger federal infrastructure investment, citing the closure of a second lane on the iconic and congested Arlington Memorial Bridge as the latest evidence of federal neglect.
Warner, Kaine Call for Increased Funding for Positive Train Control Technology that Could Prevent Future Derailments
According to NTSB Positive Train Control could have prevented derailment of Amtrak 188
May 21 2015
Sens. Warner and Kaine joined 21 of their Senate colleagues in urging Congress to increase funding for Positive Train Control. According to the NTSB, Positive Train Control technology could have prevented the derailment of Amtrak 188 in Philadelphia last week.
Virginia, North Carolina Senators Introduce Legislation to Designate Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor as Part of the Interstate System
Warner and Kaine join NC senators to introduce the Road to Opportunity and Development (ROAD) Act of 2015 to designate two highways as a future part of the interstate system
May 14 2015
Today Sens. Warner and Kaine joined their colleagues from North Carolina to introduce the bipartisan ROAD Act to designate the Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor as a future part of the interstate system.
Virginia and DC Delegation Urges Congress to Maintain Current Flight Rules at Reagan & Dulles
May 05 2015
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), and Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) urged the Congress not to exacerbate overburdened operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by adding more flight traffic.
On Anniversary of Lynchburg Derailment, Warner, Kaine Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents
Bill funds cleanup, training, transition to safer tanker cars
Apr 30 2015
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored legislation with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and others to better protect local communities by getting unsafe oil trains off the tracks.
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.
Metro Responds to Sen. Warner, Pledging to Update Emergency Communications Safety Protocols Following Fatal Accident at L'Enfant Plaza Station
At Warner’s request, Metro board promises to ensure that Metro and local public safety agencies regularly test communications systems to ensure interoperability
Feb 03 2015
In response to a request from U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency, the board which governs the Metro transit system, pledged to implement a system for testing of Metro and regional emergency radio systems.
"The President laid out an aggressive agenda tonight to expand economic opportunity and security for the middle class."
Sen. Warner Announces $40M Federal Transportation Grants for Virginia Infrastructure Projects
Sep 09 2014
Senator Warner announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $40 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to the Virginia Port Authority and the Greater Richmond Transit Company to improve critical transportation infrastructure.
Sens. Warner & Kaine Urge FCC to Consider Rural Virginia in Efforts to Expand Broadband
~ Send Letter to FCC Supporting Rural Experiments ~
May 01 2014
“Access to broadband is no longer a luxury and the current divide between urban and rural area access to modern communication is unacceptable,” the Senators said. “We need to continue to enhance efforts to make sure every Virginian has affordable access to broadband.”
Va. Delegation Announces Significant Step Forward on USDOT Loan for Rail to Dulles
USDOT invites Va. to submit formal application for $1.9 Billion TIFIA Loan
Feb 21 2014
The Northern Virginia congressional delegation today announced a significant step forward in securing a commitment for a low-interest, long-term federal loan to help finish constructing the Dulles Metrorail Project.
Sen. Warner's statement following the President's State of the Union.
Warner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Spur Infrastructure Investment
Bill will use public-private partnership model for financing
Jan 17 2014
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO)and Roy Blunt (R-MO) in introducing a bipartisan bill to jumpstart our nation’s capability to build and repair roads, bridges, highways, ports, schools, and other infrastructure projects.
Sen. Warner led a bipartisan coalition of ten Senators today in introducing legislation to establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities better leverage private funds to build and maintain the nation’s outdated infrastructure.
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to produce a report assessing the overall fiscal impacts of the recent 16-day federal government shutdown.
U.S. Sens. Warner and Kaine Urge Continued Federal Funding for Craney Island Expansion
~ Port expansion “updates critical infrastructure, drives economic development & creates jobs” ~
Sep 09 2013
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are urging the White House to include funds in the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget to move forward on the Craney Island eastward expansion project at the Port of Virginia.
Sen. Warner to Lead Senate Commerce Panel with Oversight of Highway Safety, Rail, and Ports
Subcommittee will be key to Sen. Warner's infrastructure financing efforts
Jun 10 2013
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today was appointed chairman of a Senate Commerce Committee panel focused on safety, security, and infrastructure development of passenger and freight transportation by road, rail and at all U.S. ports.
