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In January, President Obama firmly rejected the Keystone XL tar-sands oil pipeline and secured a big win for all Americans who want to protect our air and water, the health of our families, and the future of our planet. But now, some in Congress who'd ra
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The $145 billion payroll tax cut deal is heading toward passage in the U.S. Congress as soon as today with bipartisan support, including from many lawmakers who will be voting for ideas they oppose. “This is real money that will ma
After helping kill one of fellow Republican Bob McDonnell's marquee proposals — legislation making it easier to fire public-school teachers — Tommy Norment was taken to the woodshed: the governor's office. McDonnell told the state Senate majority leader
After months of negotiations, Congress finally approved a comprehensive package to extend the Social Security payroll tax credit, unemployment insurance and the Doc Fix for Medicare doctors through the end of the year, delivering the bipartisan agreement
The House and Senate easily passed a $150 billion measure to extend the payroll tax holiday Friday, despite the near-unanimous opposition of Washington-area lawmakers concerned that the measure will force some federal employees to contribute more to thei
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin listens during a news conference about a compromise deal on the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) As they signed off on the payroll tax cut thi
Mame Reiley , a member of the Airports Authority board who chaired the committee that is overseeing the construction of the new Silver Line to Dulles , is stepping down. Mame Reiley (Bill O'Leary - WASHINGTON POST) In a Feb. 15 letter to Virginia Governo
Below is info I received from my FNC colleague Mike Emanuel as to why Senator Mark Warner is voting no to the payroll tax cut extension: 1) Payroll Tax Cut isn’t being paid for. 2) Tax Cuts don’t have to be paid for advances policy that will come back to
Sens. Jerry Moran and Mark Warner's "A Bipartisan Plan for Job Creation" (op-ed, Feb. 7) is another good plan put forward by good people to create jobs and investments. Too bad it will never go anywhere. The authors make an undeniable case that the curre
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , announced on the Senate floor today that he will vote against the deal to extend the payroll tax cut, largely because it isn’t paid for and will add to the debt. You can hear Warner’s explanation, complete with a Popeye anal
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will vote as soon as tomorrow on a bipartisan agreement to extend a payroll tax cut, expanded unemployment benefits and doctors’ Medicare reimbursements through 2012. House and Senate ne
Another log has been added to the fire in the increasingly heated Democratic congressional primary playing out in the Maryland suburbs. State Sen. Rob Garagiola and financier John Delaney — Democratic candidates for the seat currently held by Rep. Roscoe
MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealth Group is joining the “A Billion + Change” campaign, enabling its employees to make a difference in their communities by volunteering their job-related skills to nonprofits across the country. “The ‘A Billi
India’s determination to continue buying Iranian oil, despite sanctions and growing political pressure from the United States and Europe, has frustrated officials in Washington at a time when the forward momentum in the United States-India relationship h
Three Democratic senators are faulting the Obama administration for failing to fully carry out a law aimed at tracking and improving government performance. "Significant statutory requirements … have not yet received adequate focus," Sens. Daniel Akaka,
Two weeks removed from leadership, the Tennessee Republican has shifted 180 degrees from politics to policy — attempting to parlay his newfound freedom and influence as a respected, tenured Member into legislative action and a more bipartisan Senate. Ale
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner (above) might face off against Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2014, which would be the third straight Virginia Senate race featuring two former governors. If Democrats are concerned about the lopsided Senate playing field this cycle, j
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician, businessman, and the Junior Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner is the immediate former governor of Virginia and the honorary chairman of the Forward Together PAC. Warner delivered the keynote address before the nation at... Full Article
Senate Budget Committee's Task Force on Government Performance Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , right, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. , left, listen to testimony by Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdoms Department of Business Innovation and Skills,...
View Photo »Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , center, accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. , second from right, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. right, and others, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16,...
View Photo »WASHINGON - NOVEMBER 1: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after signing a proclamation to designate Ft. Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument, as (L to R) Adam Goodheart, Civil War Historian, Washington College, U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA), U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA),...
View Photo »WASHINGON - NOVEMBER 1: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after signing a proclamation to designate Ft. Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument, as (L to R) U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Hampton, Virgina Mayor Molly Ward, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S Sen. Mark...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S Sen. Mark Warner (D-CA) speaks to reporters following a vote on the debt limit bill at the U.S. Capitol on August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to avoid...
View Photo »Mark Warner, D-Va. , speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, after the Senate voted to pass debt legislation.
View Photo »In this photo provided by CBS News, members of the Senate's so-called "Gang of Six," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , left, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. , discuss debt ceiling negotiations on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday, July 24, 2011, in Washington. Congressional leaders in Washington...
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee's Task Force on Government Performance Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , speaks during a hearing of the committee, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »From left, Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. , and others, participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
View Photo »COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for Billion + Change, Billion + Change Honorary Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , speaks at the launch of A Billion + Change, a national campaign to mobilize billions of pro bono and skills-based service resources by 2013, at a ceremony...
View Photo »FILE - In this March 7, 2011, file photo U. S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga, left, and Mark Warner, D-Va. , right, speak before the Virginia Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Va. The two are leading a bipartisan partnership of six senators that is closing in on what could represent the...
View Photo »U. S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-GA, left, and Mark Warner, D-VA, right, speak before the Virginia Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Va Monday, March 7, 2011. The two are leading a bipartisan partnership in the Senate to encourage serious action on our national debt.
View Photo »Members of the United States Senate's so-called "Gang of Six," Senator Mark Warner, (D-VA) (L) and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) discuss the debt ceiling negotiations on CBS "Face the Nation" in Washington July 24, 2011.
View Photo »A group of bipartisan members of Congress gather for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. From left are, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Sen. Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C. ,...
View Photo »President Barack Obama finishes signing a proclamation designating Fort Monroe as a national monument, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Fort Monroe was the third-oldest Army post in continuous active service and is an important part of the...
View Photo »President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, before signing a proclamation designating Fort Monroe as a national monument. Fort Monroe was the third-oldest Army post in continuous active service and is an important part of the...
View Photo »U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair (2nd L) talk with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) (R) after testifying before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on oversight of Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform and consumer protection...
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, center, outlines his suggestions on how to better approach the budget process, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left is the committee's ranking member, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. , at right is Sen. Mark...
View Photo »Senate Banking Committee members, from left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. , Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. , Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. , listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 1, 2011 as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave the Semiannual Monetary...
View Photo »Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , at microphone, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. and Senate Democratic senators, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. ,...
View Photo »Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, left, confers with President pro tempore of the Senate Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. , Levin, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. ,...
View Photo »Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, left, confers with President pro tempore of the Senate Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. is at center.
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee's Task Force on Government Performance Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , right, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. , left, listen to testimony by Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdoms Department of Business Innovation and Skills,...
View Photo »Senator Cornyn and I are sending a letter to President Obama calling for the administration and its Indian counterparts to accelerate negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty between the two countries
Hopefully, soon we get to 60
The GENEDGE ALLIANCE is a good example of a smart federal grant program that consistently produces a measurable return on investment ... GENEDGE consultants have helped employers across the Commonwealth upgrade processes and increase their growth opportunities. This grant represents a targeted investmen...
It (doesn’t) mandate specific rules on each university ... It’s been viewed as relatively non-controversial.
Here we are several years after (the Tech tragedy), and there’s a lot of schools that don’t seem to perform very well (with campus safety) ... This says that you’ve got to at least put some systems in place.
