Warner, Kaine announce nearly $3 million in USDA funding to support Virginia agriculture

Chris Graham

Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $2,996,643 in grant funding to small businesses throughout Virginia. Today’s funding will support operations and marketing at local farms, ranches, wineries and other product-based small businesses that contribute to the agricultural industry in Virginia.

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Sen. Warner introduces legislation to improve H-2B visa program

Chris Graham

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), introduced the bipartisan Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 to strengthen the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program to help seasonal employers better prepare for fluctuations in demand during peak seasons.