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Warner & Kaine Announce Over $38 Million in Federal Infrastructure Funding for Northhampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, Fairfax Counties

By Old Dominion News Report | Jul 3, 2023

On June 26, 2023, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that over $38 million in federal infrastructure investments are going to communities in Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, and Fairfax Counties through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program, which received historic levels of support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped pass.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin Donate 2023 Second Quarter Salary to Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts in the Commonwealth

By Old Dominion News Report | Jul 2, 2023

Governor Youngkin also signed eight bipartisan bills that build on the collective effort to combat human trafficking and empower survivors

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Warner & Kaine Announce Over $38 Million in Federal Infrastructure Funding for Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, Fairfax Counties

By Old Dominion News Report | Jul 1, 2023

On June 26, 2023, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that over $38 million in federal infrastructure investments are going to communities in Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, and Fairfax Counties through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program, which received historic levels of support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped pass.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Board Appointments

By Old Dominion News Report | Jul 1, 2023

Governor Glenn Youngkin on June 28 has announced additional board appointments.

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Kaine Applauds Nearly $1.5 Billion in Broadband Investments for Virginia

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 30, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding $1,481,489,572.87 in broadband investments that are headed to Virginia through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Kaine helped pass

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Governor Youngkin Announces Over $2.9 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 30, 2023

Funding will support expansion of key industry sectors, improve industrial sites and cultivate a skilled workforce

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Governor Youngkin Announces Expansion of Forest Products Company in Wythe County

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 30, 2023

Musser Biomass and Wood Products to create new jobs in Southwest Virginia and double production to meet surging customer demand

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Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Legislation comes ahead of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade

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Ahead of Tomorrow's One-Year Anniversary of the Fall of Roe v. Wade, Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Seek Abortion Across State Lines

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Ahead of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) and a number of their colleagues in introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act.

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Attorney General Miyares Announces 17th Annual Legal Food Frenzy Winners

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 29, 2023

~ This year, the Virginia legal community raised more than $350,000, the equivalent of more than 1.4 million meals for food banks across Virginia ~

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Ernst, Kaine Solution to Fentanyl Crisis Advances in Armed Services Committee

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 28, 2023

The bipartisan effort counters the national security threat of illicit drug trafficking from Mexico

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Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R . Warner on the Indian Prime Minister's Address to a Joint Session of Congress

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 22, 2023 U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement following Prime Minister Modi’s address to a joint session of Congress

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Virginia Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Customized Workforce Training

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Commonwealth secures top spot in Business Facilities 2023 State Rankings Report for Virginia Talent Accelerator Program

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Kaine Secures Wins for Virginia, Reforms to Address Servicemember Mental Health in 2024 Defense Bill

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 27, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after SASC passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes various provisions secured and supported by Kaine to benefit Virginia’s servicemembers and defense community, such as reforms to improve access to mental health care and support Virginia’s shipbuilding industry

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Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Reintroduce Equality Act to Enshrine Protections for LGBTQ+ Americans into Law

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 27, 2023

This week, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Equality Act—historic, comprehensive legislation to protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are already illegal everywhere in the United States.

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Leading Geo-Data Company to Increase Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 27, 2023

​​​​​Fugro to expand its Americas Center of Expertise for Offshore Wind in the City of Norfolk, creating 15 new jobs

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ACRU’s West: Virginia policy on affirmative action 'systematically racist'

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Virginia's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.

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Manchin, Brown, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push OMB for New Silica Standard for Miners

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 26, 2023

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.

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Ahead of Visit by PM Modi, Warner, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Simplify Defense Exports to India

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 22, 2023, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official state visit, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Cornyn (R-TX), co-chairs of the Senate India Caucus, introduced legislation that would streamline consideration of defensive military sales to India under the U.S. Arms Export Control Act (AECA), supporting ongoing security cooperation between the two nations.

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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Gun Industry’s Legal Liability Shield

By Old Dominion News Report | Jun 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in reintroducing the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court and that negligent gun companies and gun sellers are not shielded from liability when they disregard public safety.