Saturday, April 13, 2013
Startup 3.0 legislation will enable brightest minds to stay and do business in U.S.
Investing in talent through bipartisan immigration reform is a key to growing the economy in general and nurturing Northern Virginia startups in particular. That was the message U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, conveyed to a roomful of tech entrepreneurs and business leaders on Friday at a Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce event at the Wolf Trap Center for Education in Vienna. While Warner says he thinks the access to capital, which dried up in the economic downturn of the last several years, is poised to make a comeback, he mostly spoke about the access to talent that he said would expand greatly under the Startup 3.0 bill. "If you look around this room, and I have seen data that supports this, 35 to 40 percent of tech-…
The event will be held Saturday evening in front of Alexandria's City Hall.
The groups Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence and Organized For Action are hosting a vigil this weekend in Old Town Alexandria. The "We Have Not Forgotten" candlelight vigil and rally for victims of gun violence is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Market Square, in front of Alexandria City Hall. The event has been pulled together in response to the gun safety debate in Congress, said state Del. Rob Krupicka, who plans to attend. The Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to start the debate on gun legislation, reports NationalJournal.com. For example, The Washington Post published a story this week focusing on how suburbs are changing the gun debate, which reached a fever pitch after the horrific massacre in Newtown, Conn., this year when gunman …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., facilitates Brett Wanamaker's marriage proposal to press secretary Beth Adelson.
Check out our Storify coverage of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner facilitating a marriage proposal.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Virginia Senators Warner and Kaine give warnings about sequestration's effects on the local economy and national security.
If sequestration goes into effect in March, it will be "worse than you can imagine," Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) told a group of mostly government contractors at a breakfast event Friday organized by the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Warner, along with junior Sen. Tim Kaine (D), spoke about the short-term and long-term impact of the potential $1 trillion federal budget cuts happen March 1 if Congress doesn't reach a compromise. Half of that would affect the defense industry, which some estimates say could cost Virginia more than 207,000 jobs. Sequestration could have a large impact on the local economy, where hundreds of firms depend on government contracting, and thousands of workers are employed by various agencies and …
Monday, January 21, 2013
No rest for the weary: Democrats gear up for tough 2013 state races.
An estimated 1,100 people attended the Virginia Inaugural Ball on Sunday at the Westin Arlington Gateway to celebrate the second inauguration of President Barack Obama — and gear up for key statewide elections in 2013. "Everybody is happy. Everybody is excited. It's a feel-good moment for everyone who worked on a campaign," Arlington County Democratic Chairman Mike Lieberman told Patch before speaking to the crowd. "The president is right to feel good about this weekend. You can't help but be optimistic. There's a lot of criticism of our government out there, and some of it is deserved. But there's also a lot of reason for optimism. And coming out of the last election, we see a lot of opportunities." [See photos from the Virginia Inaugural…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Warner says he wants to continue his work in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., announced Tuesday that he will not run for governor in 2013, saying that he wants to continue the work he was sent to do in Washington. Warner, in a statement issued shortly after 3 p.m., said Virginians of all political stripes have approached him over the past year to make the bid — which he said he would consider and then make a decision after the November election. "I’ve talked to a lot of Virginians I respect, and I’ve talked about it with my family," Warner said in a statement. "But when I asked Virginians to hire me as their Senator, I made a promise to come to Washington to try to be a problem solver. I have to admit, it’s been tougher than I expected. But I’ve tried to keep at it." Warner's decision…
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Senator tells Associated Press he'll announce decision before Thanksgiving.
Sen. Mark Warner plans to announce before Thanksgiving whether he'll run for governor again, according to the Associated Press. The former governor, a Democrat, served as the Commonwealth's chief executive from 2002 to 2006. Virginia is the only state in the country where a governor cannot succeed himself. Former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe has already thrown his hat in the ring and will face Republicans Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. If Warner walks away from another run for governor, he'll be teaming up in the Senate with the state's soon to be junior senator, Senator-elect Tim Kaine, who served as Warner's lieutenant governor and is himself a former governor of Virginia. In a poll conducted Nov. 8-12 by …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Eight U.S. senators are meeting Tuesday at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate to work on negotiating a deal to avoid the upcoming "fiscal cliff".
Eight U.S. senators — four Democrats and four Republicans — are meeting Tuesday through Thursday at Mount Vernon Estate in an effort to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff." Democrat Sen. Mark Warner lives just a few miles north of Mount Vernon Estate, in Old Town Alexandria. He is part of the Gang of Eight along with fellow senate Democrats Michael Bennet (Colorado), Kent Conrad (North Dakota) and Dick Durbin (Illinois). The Republican senators meeting with them are Saxby Chambliss (Georgia), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Tom Coburn (Oklahoma) and Mike Johanns (Nebraska). Six of the senators meeting this week were part of the Gang of Six who this summer tried to negotiate a budget deal that would both raise revenue and reduce expenses. The Gang of …
Stephanie Talcott
3:26 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I think it would be one thing for them to balance a budget...it would be nice if they even passed one! There is no way to balance it yet, but the cap would certainly be a step in the right direction. I teach finance and the first step is to stop using credit, completely....that is going to have to be theirs. If you don't have it, don't spend it. and you always pay yourself first! Our govt would … more ›