For a second week, Senator Warner joined nine of his Freshmen colleagues in back-to-back floor speeches advocating health reform that lowers overall costs.
In his floor statement, Senator Warner outlined several ways the health care system could be reformed to drive down overall costs, even as access is expanded:
If we take advantage of some of the best examples in the private sector, where health reform is taking place right now, we can bring about not only reform but bring about reform with lower costs, higher value, and truly make sure Americans all across the country get the coverage they need and that does not break the deficit.
Senator Warner will appear on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital" with Al Hunt this weekend to discuss the latest issues facing the Senate Banking Committee, from executive compensation to financial regulatory reform.
In an editorial published this morning, the Washington Post highlighted Senator Warner's bipartisan legislation, along with Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker, to create an exit strategy for the government's partial ownership of TARP-assisted companies such as AIG, GM, and Citibank:
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal's Dow Jones Newswire wrote about Senator Warner's bipartisan efforts to design a responsible strategy for ending the federal government's ownership stake in major private companies such as AIG, Citigroup and General Motors.
Senator Warner traveled to Hampton Roads today to meet with families who own homes damaged by toxic Chinese drywall, and he brought the chairwoman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez Tenenbaum, with him.
To kick-off the three-day 2009 Modeling & Simulation World Expo in Virginia Beach this week, Senator Warner hosted a "Virginia Summit on Modeling & Simulation." The conference, held yesterday, was organized to promote Hampton Roads' growing role in the high-tech modeling & simulation field.
The Washington Post this morning published a feature story on the perhaps unlikely partnership that's developed between Senator Warner and Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker -- a bipartisan relationship and mutual respect that goes beyond their attendance at Senate Banking Committee hearings.
Senator Warner sent a letter to banks and mortgage lenders today, urging them to work cooperatively with Virginia families dealing with health and safety issues linked to the use of Chinese drywall.
Senator Warner and 31 of his Senate colleagues are urging the Obama Administration to do more to support America’s struggling small businesses by increasing the availability of credit.
Senator Warner released the following statement today after learning that International Paper will shut-down its facility in the City of Franklin, which has been in the community for more than 120 years:
Senator Warner traveled to the City of Franklin on Sunday to meet with community leaders to discuss what to do following last week's announcement that the International Paper facility there will close next year, leaving 1,100 people unemployed.
Senator Warner appeared on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" to discuss his recent proposal to more aggressively act to boost small business lending by re-allocating some of the TARP funds and getting the banks to open up lines of credit for small businesses to grow.
Three Virginia energy companies will receive money from the economic recovery package to develop new technologies that will reduce energy costs and create jobs.
Senator Warner sent a letter to the CEO and Board of Directors of International Paper, Inc., today, asking for a meeting to discuss their decision last week to close their facility in Franklin, which will put 1,100 employees out of work.
Senator Warner has a new assignment. The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Kent Conrad, has asked Senator Warner to lead a bipartisan Task Force on Governmental Performance.
The 2010 Interior & Environment Appropriations Act, adopted by the Senate on Thursday, includes funding for several significant wildlife habitat projects in Virginia: