
Sen. Warner joins bipartisan sentencing reform effort
Sen. Mark Warner has signed on to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which grants judges greater sentencing flexibility for low-level drug offenders.

Sen. Mark Warner has signed on to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which grants judges greater sentencing flexibility for low-level drug offenders.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced that 18 Virginia localities will receive more than $1.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the President’s 2014 executive actions on immigration.

Sen. Mark Warner and VA Sec. Robert McDonald thanked the Northern Virginia Technology Council for donating time to improve the VA healthcare system

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced that the Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, excluding payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits.

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.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a letter sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency to strengthen financial protections for a particularly vulnerable population: men and women seeking to reenter society after leaving prison.

Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine praised President Barack Obama’s announcement that federal employers will be required to “ban the box” on job applications, removing a barrier for former offenders seeking employment after incarceration.

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.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed Senate leaders to take up and pass legislation to reauthorize the Perkins Loan Program.
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