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For years, I’ve headed to the Virginia Diner to meet with my Farmers Advisory Board, a group of Fourth District family farmers who counsel me on issues that are impacting the agricultural industry.
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The clock is ticking for many Virginia grain and row crop farmers to decide whether to update their records at their local U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are urging federal regulators to move quickly to finalize and publish new safety regulations on oil trains.
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A decision made by a U.S. District Court in Texas just a few days ago has had a major impact on President Obama’s recent executive actions to unilaterally change our immigration laws.
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It was with great disappointment that I read your February 5 piece attacking Rep. Bob Goodlatte and his leadership in Congress on such a key issue as the corn ethanol mandate, commonly referred to as the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
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Commercial truckers for years have been required to follow federal rules limiting their driving hours and requiring rest or sleep breaks between long periods behind the wheel.
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With federal funding that provides health care coverage to more than 10 million children nationwide through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) set to expire, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine today joined 38 of their Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would extend CHIP funding through 2019.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) issued statements on today’s 93-5 Senate vote to confirm Ashton B. Carter to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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In response to President Obama Wednesday morning sending proposed language for an Authorization of use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS to Congress, Peace Action, the largest peace group in the U.S. released the following statement by its policy and political director, Paul Kawika Martin.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) offered support today for several safety improvements announced by the National Capital Region’s Metro oversight board (WMATA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) in response to the fatal Jan. 12 incident at Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza station.
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