
Warner, Kaine respond to President Trump’s border wall speech
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s border wall speech.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s border wall speech.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter today to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, stressing the importance of sustained funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Members of Congress sent a letter to President Trump on the direct and immediate consequences of the shutdown on housing security for more than four million households across the country.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine applauded House passage of a Senate bill he helped champion to guarantee back pay as soon as possible for federal workers who go without a paycheck during the government shutdown.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined 32 colleagues in writing to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb asking how the government shutdown has impacted the FDA and its work to protect public health.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has written to two top Trump Administration officials to urge them to ensure that federal employees do not have their security clearances jeopardized due to the ongoing government shutdown.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 29 other Senators in reintroducing legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, legislation that would protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in calling for the Senate to vote on House-passed spending bills that would reopen the government immediately.

Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking how Virginia taxpayers will be affected by the government shutdown.
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