August 6, 2009
Health care bottom line on "Top Line"
Senator Warner appeared on ABC News Now's "Top Line" this afternoon. The majority of the discussion focused on the health reform debate, and the Senator talked about his focus on containing costs in health care:
"We've got to move away from the current system, which is based upon volume of procedures and traditional fee-for-service, and move back to the accountable care models that reward health care providers based upon outcome, not on the number of tests or drugs they give you."
He also was asked about the loudest voices on both sides of the debate:
"Everybody's going to have to give a little bit to get a reform when you're taking on something that's this big. Everybody who is in favor of reform ought to be fighting back against some of the disinformation that's coming out of the other side, rather than taking whacks at some of the Democrats and moderate Republicans who we're all going to need to be part of a solution set."
Click here to watch the video.
08/04/09 -
The status quo is not an option
Senator Warner appeared on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" yesterday to discuss the need for health reform. He said the status quo for those who have health insurance, as well as those who don't, would be "disastrous:"
08/05/09 -
Training for next-gen fuel vehicles
This morning, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $720,000 grant to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond for the development of a new workforce training program for next-generation electric vehicles.
08/06/09 -
Promising news on the D-Day Memorial
Senator Warner received a letter from U.S. Secretary of the Department of Interior Ken Salazer today informing us that he will dispatch a National Park Service team to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford to make a preliminary assessment of whether the site might be eligible for inclusion in the National Park Service system.
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08/06/09 -
Current record
08/06/09 -
Talking banking re-regulation on CNBC
Senator Warner appeared on CNBC today, to talk about his op-ed calling for a single banking regulator. He also talks about his hopes of seeing a health care bill that creates a "competitive alternative" that helps drive down costs. Here is the interview:
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