Senate ranking members urge review of White House security clearance policies
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A group of Senate leaders are requesting a review of the Trump administration’s compliance with security clearance policies and procedures.
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Warner, Kaine join Senate Dems in calling on Trump administration to protect troops from predatory lenders
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Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in calling for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect U.S. military personnel and their families from predatory lenders.
Warner, Kaine back Senate bill to grant D.C. statehood
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) as original co-sponsors of Senate legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state.
Senate Democrats urge House ERA passage
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Last month, the Virginia Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) with broad bipartisan support. Since then, the Virginia House of Delegates has failed to bring the resolution to the floor.
Warner takes to Senate floor to call for federal contractor back pay
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) urged his Senate colleagues to support legislation that would provide back pay to low- and middle-income federal contractors who otherwise will never see wages they missed during the partial government shutdown.
Warner, Kaine applaud Senate passage of Land and Water Conservation Fund bill
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Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of a bill that reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program that protects and preserves Virginia’s public lands.
Senate bill would facilitate retirement plans for small business employees
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced legislation to reduce duplicative filing costs for small businesses seeking to make retirement plans available to their employees.
Creigh Deeds: A busy week in the Senate
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We are rapidly moving through the 2019 short session. One of the main sticking points is disagreement over how to use the budget surplus.
Senate Democrats applaud passage of ERA
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Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax) and Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) comment on passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Senate.
Tim Kaine objects to Senate recess during Trump Shutdown
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said today he objects to the Senate leaving town while hundreds of thousands of federal employees – many of them Virginians – are going without pay.
