Statements and posts
63 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Warner, Himes Push for Transparency on Election Security
Urged intelligence director to provide Congress and public transparency on foreign election threats.
“Career intelligence community (IC) analysts recently briefed the House Committee about the latest assessments regarding foreign threats to the upcoming midterms.”
Foreign Threats to Midterm ElectionsElection SecurityAI-read
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Senate Passes Warner Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care
Senate passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen cybersecurity in health care systems.
“Cyberattacks on our health care systems can have life-or-death consequences for patients and put the sensitive information of millions of Americans at risk.”
Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency ActHealth Care CybersecurityAI-read
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Urged Trump administration to withdraw EEOC rule eliminating civil rights protections for federal employees.
“We strongly oppose the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) proposed rule, which would revise the federal-sector equal employment opportunity complaint process. As Members representing hundreds of thousands of federal employees who serve our country every day, we are deeply concerned that this proposal…”
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Warner Statement on Ratepayer Protection Act
Criticized the Ratepayer Protection Act for lacking enforceable requirements to protect communities from data center costs.
“We have a chance to make a difference in the lives of American families and provide them some real relief. We cannot miss the mark on this one. Let’s work on putting some real requirements in place.”
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Warner Statement on Banning Members of Congress From Purchasing Individual Stocks
Opposed the Stop Insider Trading Act due to unrelated voting restrictions attached to the bill.
“I voted no because I will not support making it harder for eligible Americans to vote in order to pass an ethics reform that should stand on its own. I remain ready to work across the aisle to strengthen our ethics laws and crack down on congressional stock trading, without using that effort as a vehicle to rewrite our…”
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Warner, Kaine Announce $4 Million to Support Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts Across Virginia
Announced $4.1 million in federal grants to support veteran suicide prevention programs across Virginia.
“Veterans deserve to know that help is there when they need it. It is our responsibility as lawmakers to make sure that those who have sacrificed for our country are not left to suffer silently and have the support and resources that they’ve earned and are owed.”
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Warner, Cassidy Bill to Improve IRS Customer Service Passes Senate
Applauded Senate passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act to improve IRS customer service.
“Provisions from my Improving IRS Customer Service Act will bring clarity and relief to taxpayers in Virginia and across the country.”
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Warner Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Rebrand ‘Artificial Intelligence’
Criticized President Trump's executive order to rebrand artificial intelligence without addressing safety risks.
“There is bipartisan interest in Congress in getting this right. The technology is moving incredibly fast, and the risks are no longer theoretical. The question is whether Washington is going to act before something goes seriously wrong — or wait until afterward to ask why we didn’t.”
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Announced $529,133 in federal funding for waterline replacement project in Wise County.
“Every Virginian deserves dependable access to clean, safe drinking water.”
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Warner, Colleagues Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Establish a Federal Film Tax Credit
Sponsored bipartisan bill to create a 20% federal tax credit for film and television production.
“Film and television production supports good-paying jobs and small businesses across Virginia and across the country. This bill will help keep more productions — and the jobs they create — here at home, while giving Virginia’s talented artists and production workers more opportunities to succeed. I’m proud to support…”
Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization ActCommerceAI-read
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Introduced bipartisan bill to improve pharmacy reimbursement data and reduce patient out-of-pocket costs.
“Specialty and mail-order pharmacies provide critical medications to patients across Virginia, and they should be reimbursed fairly and accurately for the care they provide.”
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On Senate Floor, Warner Discusses Urgent Need to Pass AI Security Legislation
Urged Senate passage of AI safety and security standards legislation on the Senate floor.
“The whole world has recognized that we’ve got to do something. When AI companies come out one after another say we’ve got to elevate safety .”
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On Senate Floor, Warner Calls for Data Center Guardrails on Water, Energy, and Transparency
Called for stronger data center regulations on water, energy, and transparency requirements.
“could be a starting point, but here’s what the bill does. It says that states can consider adopting a federal standard that would hold data centers responsible for rising electricity bills, and then they get two years to consider that. Candidly, they could do that today. We’ve already taken some action in Virginia. And…”
Data Center Transparency and Community Empowerment ActsPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesAI-read
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Applauded Treasury's release of delayed FY25 Community Development Finance Initiative funds.
“It should not take months of bipartisan pressure from Congress and advocates across the country to release funding at the eleventh hour that Congress already approved. We also remain deeply concerned by repeated efforts to weaken the CDFI Fund and its ability to do its job. We urge Treasury to make sure these dollars…”
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Warner, Schatz, Kim to Take to Senate Floor to Demand Passage of New AI Security Legislation
Introduced sweeping legislation establishing safety and security standards for advanced AI systems.
“The companies building the most powerful AI systems in the world are sounding the alarm: the step-change increase in AI models’ capacity for cyber-offense, combined with clear failures to securely host and deploy these capabilities, could pose serious risks to our national security, our critical infrastructure, and the…”
CybersecurityAI-read
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Introduced comprehensive health care bill to lower costs, expand coverage and improve access.
“Our current health care system makes it hard and expensive for Virginians and Americans across the country to access the care they rely on.”
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Mentions H.R. 1 · voted Nay Jul 1, 2025, roll 372
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Introduced two bills to combat tick-borne diseases and protect Americans with alpha-gal syndrome.
“Cases of alpha-gal syndrome are rapidly increasing in Virginia and across the country, and nearly everyone I meet has or knows someone whose life has been affected by this disease. We must do more to understand, prevent, and treat AGS and other tick-borne diseases.”
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On Senate Floor, Warner Asks for Unanimous Consent to Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Requested unanimous consent to pass bill repealing union-busting executive orders.
“signed two executive orders, one that ripped away collective bargaining rights from more than a million public servants and the other that unilaterally canceled hundreds of thousands of existing union contracts under, frankly, what I think are a false national security pretext to make it easier, frankly, to fire…”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to strengthen telecommunications cybersecurity after Salt Typhoon hacks.
“The Salt Typhoon intrusion was the worst telecom hack in our nation’s history and showed us just how vulnerable our critical infrastructure is, but it does not have to be that way. If telecommunications companies adopt cybersecurity best practices, our networks can be more resilient.”
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Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Modernize Aging Schools in Virginia and Across the Country
Introduced bill to modernize aging school buildings using historic tax credits.
“Every student deserves a safe, healthy learning environment where they can succeed, but many schools are in need of urgent and often costly repairs.”
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Urged CMS to reconsider restrictions on remote patient monitoring services.
“Remote monitoring has become an important way for patients, especially seniors and people in rural communities, to stay connected to their care teams without unnecessary travel or delays in care. CMS’s proposal to substantially reduce when and how these services can be reimbursed would make it impossible for many…”
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Warner, Reed, Coons Press Pentagon, DNI for Answers on Reported AI Failures in Military Operations
Pressed Pentagon and intelligence officials to investigate AI failures in military operations.
“Recent events – including public reports of an AI-targeting platform relying on outdated geospatial data in a kinetic strike in Minab, Iran and a public report on an aborted military interdiction operation driven by potential AI-hallucination in disseminated intelligence by U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific –…”
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Warner, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Reject Trump’s Proposed Federal Pay Freeze
Urged congressional leaders to reject Trump's federal employee pay freeze.
“These challenges have come on top of just a 2 percent pay raise in 2025 and a 1 percent raise in 2026. Asking these public servants to now accept a pay freeze as the cost of living continues to rise amounts to an effective pay cut.”
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Warner, Schatz, Murray, Shaheen, Reed, Coons Statement on Deadly Iranian Wedding Strike
Criticized U.S. airstrike in Iran that killed four civilians including women and child.
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Opposed Trump administration's repeal of Chesapeake Bay cleanup executive order.
“Restoring the Chesapeake Bay is critical to the Commonwealth’s seafood and tourism industries, thousands of good-paying jobs, educational opportunities, and Virginians’ recreation. Rolling back efforts to clean up the Bay is dangerous not just for our environment but for our economy. We should be building on the…”
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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Demanded investigation into DHS impersonating voters to access voter data in Virginia.
“Finally, recognizing the special provisions concerning the DHS Secretary’s authority over certain DHS OIG audits and investigations, if the Secretary refuses to cooperate with an audit or investigation, please notify us immediately.”
Election SecurityAI-read
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Warner, Wyden Introduce Bill to Strengthen Cybersecurity Standards for American Health Care System
Reintroduced bill to strengthen cybersecurity standards for health care system.
“Cyberattacks on our health care system compromise Americans’ most sensitive personal information, delay essential medical care, and put lives at risk.”
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Warner, Senate Democrats Demand Answers From Hegseth on Cost of Iran War
Demanded accounting of costs from ongoing Iran war and criticized Pentagon budget secrecy.
“Congress must have access to this information to carry out our oversight responsibilities. It is the bare minimum that any American would expect in balancing their own household budget.”
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Demanded the administration end collection of federal workers' medical records.
“The modified SORN does not resolve the fundamental privacy, legal, and constitutional concerns raised in our initial letter regarding a federal personnel agency maintaining a longitudinal repository of highly sensitive health information on more than eight million people…Most concerningly, the SORN states that OPM…”
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Warner Statement on the Protect College Sports Act
Voted for Protect College Sports Act, supporting athlete compensation and health protections.
“The current disorder in college sports isn’t serving athletes, schools, or fans well. This bill isn’t perfect, but it provides needed stability while protecting athletes’ ability to earn compensation from their name, image, and likeness, safeguarding scholarships, expanding guaranteed access to health care, and…”
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Warner Statement on Kennedy Center Closure
Criticized Trump administration for attempting to close Kennedy Center as vanity project.
“With the president’s handpicked board voting to close the Center immediately, we are losing one of the country’s premier arts and cultural institutions. It is a shame the president would rather close the Center because it cannot have his name on the building, rather than work with Congress to renovate the building.”
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Warner Statement on CLARITY Act
Voted against Clarity Act cloture, opposing crypto legislation while president has financial conflicts.
“I want to get to yes on responsible digital asset legislation, and no one has worked harder or spent more time engaging in good faith to try to get this done. We got close to resolving some of the toughest outstanding issues around law enforcement and national security, but ultimately, the failure to address this…”
Government SpendingAI-read
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The Virginia Department of Elections is clear: lying about one’s identity in order to access Virginians’ personal information is illegal, and any DHS officials who violated that code should be held accountable.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for answers regarding his use of time and resources for vanity projects as he fails to address the public health…
“On a bipartisan basis, Congress has provided your Department with targeted resources to fight outbreaks of disease… However, it appears that you are not using this Office or comparable Department resources to address ongoing public health crises.”
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Warner, Kaine Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last…
“We owe it to the victims of the fatal mid-air collision near DCA and their loved ones to take action and prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. DCA’s overburdened runway is the busiest in the country, and the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the January 2025 crash underscored the…”
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Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and former lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of State of California, et al. v.
“The Framers set up a two-part system that gave the States default authority to regulate federal elections subject to Congress’s authority to override the States. The Framers did not provide the President with any authority to interfere in that system, nor has Congress subsequently imbued the President or the Executive…”
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Warner, Kaine Commend Designation of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial as National Park Service Affiliated Area
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), following reports today, commended the official designation of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial as an affiliated area of the National Park System, a recognition that will help preserve the…
“The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is a solemn tribute to each of the 184 individuals at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 77 who tragically died on September 11, 2001, standing as a lasting reminder of Americans’ loss and resilience on one of our nation’s darkest days.”
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Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) attended the ribbon cutting for the new Western Branch outpatient clinic in Chesapeake, a state-of-the-art Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
“It is my pleasure to be here on a really important day for Hampton Roads veterans. Improving access to care for our veterans must always be a priority, and this brand new, state-of-the-art facility will be a key part of that equation for thousands of veterans in the region.”
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Warner, Kaine Announce $3 Million in Federal Funding for Wastewater Treatment in Campbell County
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3 million in grant funding to support major upgrades to the Town of Altavista’s wastewater treatment plant.
“High-quality water infrastructure is critical to the health and well-being of all Virginians.”
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Virginia Members Of Congress Welcome Investigation Of ICE Encounter With Jose Mejia Hernandez
These included internal bleeding and a brain injury after an encounter with ICE agents.