December 1, 2010
Senator Warner's Statement on the Fiscal Commission Package
Cites Urgency of Averting Fiscal Crisis
Washington,
D.C.
– U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate’s Budget and
Banking committees, released the following statement today on the debt
reduction package produced by the President’s National Commission on
Fiscal Responsibility and Reform:
“You hear a lot of talk in this town
about deficit reduction. With this bipartisan framework, it’s time to put up or
shut up.
“I have not completely reviewed the
commission proposals yet, and I’m sure I might have made some different
choices. But these appear to be solid recommendations that will help steer our
nation back toward a responsible fiscal path.
“ I hope these proposals receive broad
bipartisan support among commission members and will be evaluated with an open
mind by my colleagues.
“Many of these choices are tough, but
our nation’s fiscal crisis is real, and as the ongoing crisis in Europe shows,
we cannot ignore it simply because it is inconvenient.
“We must not allow the perfect to be the
enemy of the good.”
12/01/10 -
Sen. Warner Disappointed in Coastal Drilling Decision
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that no offshore oil drilling will be allowed off the coast of Virginia for at least the next seven years. This announcement reversed an earlier Obama administration decision to open certain parts of the American coastline to drilling, including off the Atlantic Coast of Virginia.
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11/29/10 -
Our first annual Virginia Women's Conference
Senator Warner hosted our first Virginia Women’s Conference on Nov. 22 in Richmond with the theme A Financial Roadmap for Smart Money Decisions. AARP, Dominion, and Genworth Financial co-sponsored the conference.
11/23/10 -
VA congressional delegation, Governor, meet with Pentagon about JFCOM
Virginia’s governor, Sen. Warner and other members of the congressional delegation met for more than an one hour today with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and afterwards the Virginians were cautiously optimistic about preserving significant pieces of Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads.
11/19/10 -
Senator Warner to co-chair bipartisan India Caucus
Yesterday, Senator Warner announced that he will join Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) as a co-chair of the Senate India Caucus in January. Senator Warner will take the place of Senator Chris Dodd, who is retiring at the end of the year.
11/18/10 -
Day Four on the Peninsula and in Hampton Roads
Senator Warner began the fourth and final day of our trip last Friday at a breakfast meeting of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce in Newport News, where he discussed his compromise proposal on the Dec. 31st expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts
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Day Two in the Shenandoah Valley
Our second day of travel in the Shenandoah Valley began in Hot Springs, where Senator Warner delivered the keynote address for the Virginia Association of Counties annual conference. Senator Warner praised the hundreds of local elected officials for their continued hard work before taking questions from the crowd.
11/08/10 -
Day One in the Shenandoah Valley
Senator Warner began two days of travel in the Shenandoah Valley by honoring veterans at a lunch at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park.
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Three town halls before lunch
As part of the October congressional recess, Senator Warner has hosted a series of town halls and community meetings – including three on Monday in Northern Virginia.
10/27/10 -
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Rail to Dulles
Senator Warner and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11) toured the site of the half-mile Metro tunnel under Tyson’s Corner, which eventually will connect two of four Metro stations being built in Tyson’s Corneras part of the huge rail to Dulles International Airport project.
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