Sens. Warner and Kaine announced that Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport will receive $4,242,708 to fund the rehabilitation of the airport’s existing terminal.
“I’m saddened to hear the news of Mr. Butler’s passing last night just one month after the passing of his wife, June. Congressman Butler served his country in the Navy, served the people of Roanoke in the Virginia House of Delegates for nearly a decade, and served our Commonwealth and our country as a member of Congress for a decade after that."
Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the measures announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to improve the safety of crude oil rail shipments.
Senator Warner brought together more than 80 federal, state and local officials to discuss how to make crude oil-by-rail safer following the April 30 derailment of a 105-unit oil train in Lynchburg.
Sens. Mark R. Warner and Timothy M. Kaine released a letter they sent today to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in response to the derailment of a CSX train on April 30 in downtown Lynchburg, sending 17 oil-filled tanker cars off the tracks and three into the James River.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said the Shenandoah Valley's quality of life is a key ingredient in attracting new industry. But Warner, D-Va., told a roomful of Valley leaders Wednesday that the Valley must capitalize on its tourism offerings and be part of ever improving workforce training to continue attracting jobs.
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) announced today that Ann Edwards Rust will serve as his State Director and Lou Arnatt Kadiri will serve as his Deputy State Director.
On Wednesday morning, Senator Mark Warner headed to tour the nanoTouch facility in Forest. NanoTouch is located in Bedford County’s Center for Advanced Engineering & Research, and produces self-cleaning, microbial reduction surfaces.
