October 2012
  • 10/10/12 -
    Sen. Warner to host 3rd annual Va. Women's Conference
    Senator Warner will host the third annual Virginia Women’s Conference on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 in Roanoke. The Conference will help to connect women from across Virginia with personal and professional growth and networking opportunities. The Conference will help to connect women from across Virginia with personal and professional growth and networking opportunities.
  • 10/03/12 -
    Chesapeake Bay Senators urge USDA to support farmers during lapse of Farm Bill authorization
    Chesapeake Bay Watershed Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), wrote to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White urging them to support Chesapeake Bay watershed farmers during the interim period since the lapse of the Farm Bill authorization.
September 2012
  • 09/27/12 -
    Sens. Warner, Toomey Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Protections for Community Banks
    Senators Warner (D-Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today led a bipartisan letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chairman Marty Gruenberg and Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry urging financial regulators to consider the impact new Basel III capital standards would have on community banks.
  • 09/27/12 -
    Sen. Warner to host 2nd annual Va. Young Professionals Summit
    Senator Warner will host the second annual Virginia Young Professionals Summit (YP2012) on Saturday, Sept. 29th in Richmond. YP2012 helps to connect young adults from across Virginia with professional growth and networking opportunities.
  • 09/21/12 -
    Sens. Warner & Portman introduce DATA Act
    Senators Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve and expand federal fiscal accountability. The legislation requires more standardized reporting of federal spending posted to a single website, allowing citizens and agencies to more easily identify improper payments, waste and fraud.
  • 09/12/12 -
    Legislation to improve federal gov't customer service passes House
    The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the bipartisan Government Customer Service Improvement Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX). The bipartisan legislation works to improve customer service delivery across federal agencies, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in July
August 2012
  • 08/09/12 -
    Senators Webb, Warner to EPA: Relax Ethanol Mandate to Help Reduce Rising Food Costs
    Concerned about steep increases in commodity prices, Senators Warner and Jim Webb (D-VA) joined a bipartisan letter this week to the Environmental Protection Agency in support of a temporary waiver of the federal ethanol mandate.
  • 08/02/12 -
    Sen. Warner leads bipartisan manufacturing jobs initiative
    Senators Warner, Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase U.S. manufacturing, competiveness and export opportunities. The Building a Stronger America Act incorporates significant elements of Sen. Warner’s 2011 America Recruits legislation.
  • 08/01/12 -
    Warner, Portman, Collins Introduce Legislation to Provide Regulatory Relief
    Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced bipartisan legislation to require independent agencies to analyze the costs and benefits of new regulations and tailor new rules to minimize unnecessary burdens on the economy. The bill adopts a key recommendation of the President’s Jobs Council.
  • 08/01/12 -
    Sen. Warner announces $815,000 rural jobs grants for Southwest Virginia
    Senator Warner today announced that Southwest Virginia’s ‘Round the Mountain (RTM) artisan network has been awarded a competitive grant of $815,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
July 2012
  • 07/31/12 -
    Sen. Warner Applauds NTSB Findings on Virginia Bus Accident
    Senator Warner today applauded the release of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on the May 31, 2011 bus accident that resulted in the death of four passengers in Caroline County, VA. The report includes several of the recommendations specifically addressed by motorcoach safety legislation co-sponsored by Senator Warner, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), and others that was included in the recently passed transportation funding bill.
  • 07/30/12 -
    Sens. Warner and Johnson Offer Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Federal Agency Customer Service
    Senator Warner and Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation today to establish, monitor and improve customer service delivery across federal agencies.
  • 07/27/12 -
    Sens. Snowe, Warner Encouraged by Revised Cyber Security Legislation
    Senator Warner and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), members of the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today called the revised cyber security legislation a step in the right direction.The Senators also welcomed a commitment from Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow an open amendment process on the floor of the Senate.
  • 07/25/12 -
    Webb, Warner Cosponsor New Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Offshore Leasing
    Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today cosponsored the introduction of The Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012, or the OPEN Act. The bipartisan legislation would expand American offshore energy production with a revised five-year leasing plan and provide revenue sharing to all participating coastal states.
  • 07/25/12 -
    Warner, Snowe Introduce Comprehensive Spectrum Reform Legislation
    Senators Warner and Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today re-introduced the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, legislation to help make more spectrum available to meet the growing demand for wireless broadband and other radio-based services.
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