The U.S. Senate today passed the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2014, which includes U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner’s (D-VA) provision to protect federal funding to expand access to rural broadband.
U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today applauded passage of the Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which provides discretionary funding for the federal government through the end of the fiscal year.
Sen. Warner applauded today’s decision by the USDA to exempt the final Tobacco Transition Payment Program payment from across-the-board sequestration spending cuts.
In support of Southside Virginia’s textile industry and its workers, Senator Mark Warner organized a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama urging additional flexibility in country-of-origin rules during this weekend’s upcoming international trade talks in Singapore.
Regional marketing approaches such as “The Crooked Road,” “‘Round the Mountain,” and the new “Appalachian Spring” initiative provide significant opportunities to highlight Southwest Virginia’s rich musical heritage, diverse artistic culture, and unique natural assets, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) said today.
“I’m not a policy person,” said Lou Kadiri, constituent services director for Senator Mark Warner’s Roanoke office. “If I was, I’d be in D.C.” Kadiri made a stop at the Radford Public Library Tuesday morning from 10:30 a.m. until noon as a representative of Warner.
The Senate today voted in support of the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, which will benefit Virginia farmers. The final bill included amendments sponsored by Sen. Warner that provide a strong foundation for restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and tools to extend high-speed Internet service to rural America.
