Senator Warner called into three morning radio shows in Virginia today to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. He spoke with John Fredericks, whose morning show is broadcast in Norfolk, Richmond and Northern Virginia, and he also dialed-in to WRVA in Richmond and Washington’s WTOP Radio.
Moving Virginia forward to continued success in a global economy should not include losing sight of important local and statewide connections. That’s what Senator Warner, a co-founder of Nextel and former venture capital investor, told more than 300 young people attending the second annual Virginia Young Professionals Summit in Richmond on Saturday.
Senator Warner stopped by the new State Fair of Virginia in Caroline County today on his way down to Richmond for our annual Virginia Young Professionals Summit. In March, the Fair was almost permanently shuttered when its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
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.
The summit had a bipartisan base, led by a current U.S. senator, Democrat Mark R. Warner, and a former congressman, Republican Thomas M. Davis III. The host was the talented historian turned executive, Edward L. Ayers, the president of the University of Richmond, where more than 500 Virginians gave up a Saturday because they're concerned about their state.
Senators Warner and Webb today voted in support of the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, which will benefit Virginia farmers while continuing to provide a strong foundation for restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 2012 Farm Bill, which saves taxpayers more than $23 billion, was approved with broad bipartisan support on a 64-35 vote today.
More than 500 people attended the weekend’s first annual Virginia Leadership Summit hosted by the University of Richmond. The gathering was organized by Senator Warner and co-hosted by former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA-11) with an eye towards strengthening a non-partisan network of community leaders across the Commonwealth.
Senator Warner recently hosted a strategy session in Fredericksburg to help Virginia localities learn about various funding opportunities and ideas for high-speed broadband deployment.
The legislation bears the names of two Democrats and two Republicans. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., have joined Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., in sponsoring the Startup Act 2.0, which would promote entrepreneurs.
The Senate is in recess, so Senator Warner will be traveling around the Commonwealth this week. His first stop was Petersburg this morning for the groundbreaking of the new Petersburg Public Library, which has been in the works for more than ten years.