Mark R. Warner

• 10/15/10 -
  Webb, Warner announce $148 million in public safety funds for Virginia

  Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner today announced $148 million in federal grants to Virginia agencies, municipalities, and public safety organizations. The 296 U.S. Department of Justice grants support public safety projects across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• 08/04/10 -
  Sens. Webb and Warner announce $3 million in Department of Transportation grants to four VA. regional airports

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) announced today that Virginia has received nearly $3 million in grants to upgrade runways and increase airport safety at four regional airports in Virginia.

• 07/30/10 -
  Webb, Warner and Boucher announce $1.2 million investment

  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner today announced that a network of three community colleges will share a $1.2 million federal grant to provide nursing education in new technologies to nursing students in Southwest Virginia. Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) in Abingdon is leading the consortium, called the Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program (VATNP), which also includes Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC) and Mountain Empire Community College (MECC). The grant money will be used to strengthen the education and preparation of the nursing workforce in Southwest Virginia leading to higher quality care for the medically underserved population of the rural Appalachia.
• 07/29/10 -
  Sens. Webb and Warner announce $5.5 million in transportation grants to seven Va. regional airports

  WASHINGTON -- Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) announced today that Virginia has received nearly $5.5 million in grants to upgrade runways and purchase safety equipment at seven regional airports in Virginia. The U.S. Department of Transportation grants are for use in projects intended to enhance safety and bring airports up to Federal Aviation Administration standards. The projects include renovating runways and, in some cases, purchasing new firefighting or snow removal equipment.
• 07/24/10 -
  Day 2: SW Va RAM Clinic, tourism and FloydFest

  Our second day in southwest Virginia started with a hearty “thank you” for the hundreds of volunteers, dentists, doctors and nurses who run the Remote Area Medical “Mission of Mercy” in Wise County each year.
• 07/23/10 -
  Jobs, clean energy and culture in Southwest Virginia

  Senator Warner visited a dozen communities across Southwest Virginia this weekend.
• 07/23/10 -
  Sen. Warner leads roundtable discussion on energy in Southwest Virginia

  The Bristol Herald-Courier reports: as part of a trip through Southwest Virginia on July 23-24, 2010, Senator Warner held a roundtable discussion with energy officials to discuss alternatives that might be implemented in the region.
• 07/23/10 -
  Warner urges bipartisanship in Southwest Va. visit

  The Kingsport Times-News reports on Senator Warner's push for bipartisanship in a visit to Bristol, VA on July 23, 2010.

• 06/30/10 -
  Recommendations for Virginia's District Courts

  Senator Warner and Senator Jim Webb announced their recommendations today of two judges to fill vacancies on Virginia's two federal district courts.
• 06/29/10 -
  Webb, Warner Announce $4.7M Investment In SW Va. Health IT Job Training Programs

  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner today announced that a network of community colleges, workforce investment boards and health care providers in 29 western Virginia localities will share a $4.7 million federal grant to provide job training in health care information technology. Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon is leading this regional effort, called the Western Virginia Health Information Technology Education (HITE) Initiative. The program will create and or expand regional training programs to provide Virginians with skills and the required credentials to be able to work in the health care industry’s transition to electronic medical records.

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