Warner: Time to run for White House may have passed
Fourth in a four-part series
A popular governor, an even more popular United States senator, Mark Warner is on everybody’s short list as a top contender for president in 2016.
Warner himself, though, thinks that his time to make a run for the White House may have passed.
“I didn’t know when I didn’t run in 2006 that on a statistical basis that was probably going to be my best shot. You’re still going to be a long shot, but it was probably the best chance,” said Warner, who made an exploratory run at the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination before deciding to bow out of that race, citing among other things his desire to be able to have more time for his family, including his three then-teenage daughters. Read more
Warner: ‘All-of-the-above’ on energy policy
Third in a four-part series
What can Washington do about the near-record gas prices that a lot of us fear will cripple the economic recovery that has been slow in arriving anyway?
In the short term, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., concedes, not much.
“It’s not like America is paying a signficantly higher price for gas than anybody else in the world. This is a worldwide commodity. People in India, people in China, people in Europe are still paying that same hundred and five, hundred and six dollar barrel price that we’re paying in America,” said Warner, who nonetheless thinks that a balanced “all-of-the-above” approach to energy policy could have some impact in the near term. Read more
Warner: ‘Jury is still out’ on bipartisan efforts
Second in a four-part series
Mark Warner ran for the Senate in 2008 as a “radical centrist” who could get Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill to find common ground and work together.
The last three-plus years have been trying the patience of the Virginia Democrat. But Warner has hope – a glimmer, at least – that there is interest among the combatants on the Hill to rise above the partisan fray and maybe actually even get some things done. Read more
A day in D.C. with Mark Warner
First in a four-part series
It was a seasonal early-spring Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Cherry blossoms were already in bloom after a warmer-than-normal late winter.
There was a certain energy in the air with thousands of people gathering in locations surrounding the Capitol related to the then-ongoing arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the 2010 health-care reform.
On the fourth floor of the Russell Office Building, it was business as usual in the office of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. The schedule on Tuesday mornings has Warner and staff in meetings with constituent groups heading into the twice-a-week closed-door Senate Democratic Caucus. Read more
Warner staff office hours
Ms. Lou Kadiri, Constituent Services Director, from Sen. Warner’s Roanoke office, will hold remote office hours in Staunton on Tuesday, April 10, to speak with Virginia residents that need assistance with a federal agency such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Social Security Administration … or would just like to pass along a concern to the Senator.
The event will be held at Staunton City Hall, Caucus Room – 116 W. Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24402 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Warner urges House to pass transportation bill
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) today urged the U.S. House to take up a bipartisan Senate transportation bill before the March 31st cut-off of federal funding impacts jobs and ongoing transportation projects across Virginia and the rest of the country.
The Senate’s two-year proposal supports an estimated 39,800 highway construction and transit jobs in Virginia, and nearly two million transportation-related jobs nationwide. Read more
Senate highway bill includes Warner proposals
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., on Wednesday joined colleagues in a bipartisan 74-22 vote to adopt the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which reauthorizes highway, transit, and safety programs for two fiscal years at current funding levels.
The legislation is fully funded and maintains the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. It also includes several of Sen. Warner’s proposals, including improved federal safety standards for rail transit systems such as Metro, and specific programs that will enhance transit-friendly development. Read more
