http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/markwarner/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:26:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413942/posts The text that is in quotes are excerpts from Warner's canned response back to my first letter asking him to not support the bill! “...As the debate in Congress continues, it is of utmost importance to recognize that our current health care system is financially unsustainable. ..." Only the government run systems are unsustainable! All current US State run systems (Ca, Mass, Tenn, others) are in the red and don’t even come close to living up toward the extravagant promises made by the state politicians that insisted on them. In fact these systems sole recourse is to pass costs to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413942/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:26:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413032/posts Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Virginia, said that he voted in favor of the health-care overhaul because he thinks it will lower health-care costs...Warner and Virginia's senior senator, Jim Webb, also a Democrat, recorded their votes to advance the legislation. In the end, the Senate's 58 Democrats and two independents voted to prevent a filibuster and move the bill toward likely passage before Christmas... Webb said the debate "often overwhelmed the substance" of fixing the problem. Warner and Webb said they thought that late changes in the Senate bill improved it. Warner cited the dropping of the public option. But Warner,... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413032/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:30:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412454/posts Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling sent a strongly worded letter to Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner Monday expressing outrage over special concessions given to certain states to obtain support for federal health care legislation from their Senators and asking them to oppose this legislation, which Bolling called “misguided.” “As you know, one of our major concerns with this legislation is the potential impact it could have on the cost of Medicaid for Virginia’s state government,” wrote Bolling. “Many reports have suggested that this legislation could result in much higher Medicaid costs for state governments across the nation, costs that state... whsv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412454/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404027/posts On December 8, Senator Warner and 10 other Freshman Senators introduced the "Value and Innovation" amendment package, aimed at encouraging innovation and affordability for consumers across the U.S. health care system. Supporters of the package include: AARP; Business Roundtable; Safeway; New America Foundation; AFL-CIO; National Partnership for Women and Families; CEO Workgroup for Health Reform; Center for American Progress; Healthcare Leadership Council; Catholic Healthcare West; Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; Carilion Clinic; David Cutler (Harvard Economist); Consumers Union; Small Business Majority; Walmart; Kelly Services International; Intel; US PIRG; Better Health Care Together; Brookings; Pacific Business Group on Health; Quadgraphics; Health... Mark Warner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404027/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:44:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400818/posts The nation’s richest senator - the Bay State’s own John Forbes Kerry - has been knocked down a few notches after seeing his fortune sliced by one-third by the fiscal meltdown that ripped down Wall Street. Kerry’s personal net worth plunged from an estimated $336 million in 2007 to $208 million in 2008, according to a study by the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics. The Boston Democrat’s staggering losses dropped him from first to third among the wealthiest senators, trailing Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) “So does this mean Senator Kerry is now arriving in Nantucket by ferry... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400818/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:59:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393576/posts Friend -- Saturday evening, my Senate colleagues and I were given an opportunity to take the next step in fixing our nation's health care system. I voted in favor of bringing the health care reform bill to the Senate floor because I want an opportunity to work on strengthening and improving the legislation. If we do not work toward real health care reform, families will face rising premiums, employers will remain at a competitive disadvantage in the global marketplace, and federal budget deficits will go from bad to worse. Thus far, only those senators on the health and finance committees... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393576/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:34:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392297/posts RICHMOND, Va. -- Both of Virginia's U.S. senators say they will vote to allow debate on the Senate version of health-care overhaul legislation, but neither has committed to voting for the actual bill. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., got an earful on the subject from a group of small-business owners in Carytown yesterday while protesters rallied outside Warner and Sen. Jim Webb's Richmond offices. *break* Warner, who said he wants to see more cost containment in the Senate's legislation before he can support it, responded that he hasn't committed to vote for the bill. "If it doesn't improve, chances are... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392297/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:08:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386977/posts Arguments that the individual mandate in healthcare reform is unconstitutional are "spurious," one centrist Democrat said this week. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed questions about the individual mandate's constitutionality, which conservatives activists have questioned. "The United States Congress passed laws regarding Medicare and Medicaid that became de facto mandatory programs," Warner told the conservative CNSNews.com in a video posted Friday. "I think that this is a bit of a spurious argument that’s being made by some folks." The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386977/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383843/posts “I wish the president would have started the debate by explaining to the American people that our current health care system is not financially sustainable, for even another decade,” Mr. Warner said. “Driving down health care costs should have been the focus of the debate.” The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383843/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380619/posts Talk about bad timing. As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s 44 percent of the body – compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), worth about $244.7 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), worth about $214.5 million; Sen.... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380619/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:11:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338421/posts At a packed town meeting of over 1,000 people hosted by Democrat Sen. Mark Warner in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a woman prefaced her question by expressing a broader concern: “For the first time I don’t believe the President we have is a patriot. I think a lot of the concern and discontent is less about health care than trusting the agenda of this administration.” Sen. Warner harshly rebuked her, calling the remark offensive and declaring Obama “a great patriot.” Yet judging by the storm of applause that greeted her comment, she echoed the feelings of many others in the hall. What... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338421/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:22:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332961/posts Fredericksburg, Va. (CNSNews.com) – During a town hall meeting at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) said there is “no place in the Constitution” that mentions health care or education, or even gives individuals the right to own a telephone. “[L]isten, there is, there is no place in the Constitution that specifically says health care,” Warner said to a government high school teacher at the event, who asked him if the Constitution explicitly gives the government the right to run the health care system. “There’s no place in the Constitution that specifically says education,” said Warner. Moreover, he... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332961/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 18:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329468/posts Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform with Sen. Warner WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) WHERE: Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 You are asked to RSVP (requested for planning purposes) online at http://warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=townhall. RSVP does not guarantee admittance. Arrive early to ensure entry Link to RSVP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329468/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:50:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323578/posts Mark D. Obenshain I just received a call from a constituent who called to alert me that one of our United States Senators is having an unannounced "telephone town hall"about Health Care RIGHT NOW. That's right, at 5:30 on Monday night. The link below ...Read More Telephone Town Hall - Events - Mark R. Warner Source: warner.senate.gov As part of his ongoing conversation with Virginians about health care, Senator Warner will host another telephone town hall on Monday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m. More that 60,000 households across the Commonwealth will be invited to join the discussion and ask Senator... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323578/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:35:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312919/posts Mark Warner Talks Health 'Scare Tactics' via kwout http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312919/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:24:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308150/posts <p>Just got this note in an email from a friend in SW Virginia.....</p> <p>I got a phone message from the pro health care group and I almost hung up. I decided to listen to the end, which wasn't very long, at the end they ask you to talk to Senator Warner and tell him to vote for health care and they offer to put you through to his office. I stayed on the line and punched #1 to be put through and a young man picked up the line right away , Senator Warner's office how can I help you". I of course told him I DIDN'T want the Gov. to vote for the health care package. The kid seemed stunned. He took my address and zip. Now I don't know if this was really his office or not but if it was I felt pretty good about using the dem's trick against them. The ID number comes up 000-000-0000 from this recored message.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308150/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:09:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300989/posts Pew Environment Group Launches Project to Highlight Link Between National Security, Energy, Climate Change The Pew Charitable Trusts has announced a new project designed to gather and share with the public viewpoints on the critical links between national security, energy, and global warming. Former Senator John Warner (R-VA) will work the Pew Environment Group on the Pew Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate, which will bring together science and military policy experts to examine new strategies for combating climate change, protecting national security, increasing energy independence, and preserving the nation's natural resources. Warner will work exclusively with state and... Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300989/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:30:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219156/posts Virginians soon will be able to choose a "Choose Life" license plate for their vehicles. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that he has signed legislation that approves a number of specialty license plates, including one that bears the anti-abortion slogan. "The practice has been for the General Assembly to allow statements of social political positions on these license plates," the governor said. "The clear trend of [recent court] decisions was if the state allows plates that have messages . . . once a state does that, these plates should be allowed." Then-Gov. Mark R. Warner, a fellow Democrat, vetoed... Richmond Times Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219156/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:06:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts Senators moved Wednesday toward creation of a “Veterans Corps” of up to 5,000 paid volunteers to work on aid programs for vets, their families and the families of active-duty troops. The corps is part of a group of national service initiatives backed by the Obama administration and an unusual bipartisan coalition in Congress. Participants would work directly with veterans and bolster existing aid programs run by state and local governments and non-profit groups. With civilian jobs increasingly hard to come by, the corps would give people leaving the military another way of serving their country and staying off the unemployment... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214022/posts (Washington, DC) -- Virginia Senator Mark Warner is calling for more transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility following his first speech on the Senate floor. Warner today referred to his term as governor of Virginia touting his effort to reform the government and impose accountability measurements as he worked to bridge a large budget shortfall. The senator said, "What gets measured gets done." He added that while "the American people are not expecting miracles," they can and should expect "competence." Warner wants to see more information made available to citizens online. He said in the short term that will help in... Westwood One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214022/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201315/posts Sen. Warner calls for discussion of end-of-life treatment WASHINGTON Two months into his term, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has marched into the policy thicket that is health-care reform, urging a national discussion on the touchy question of how best to treat terminally ill people.In a speech to hospital executives this week, Warner called for intensified efforts to educate individuals and families in advance about end-of-life care. With better information, many people would forgo expensive and almost-always-futile treatment for patients near death, he said.Such measures account for more than one-fourth of Medicare payments and 10 to 12 percent of all health... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201315/posts#comment Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:54:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188692/posts Thank you for contacting me with your views on the economic stimulus package. In order to best represent you as your United States Senator, it is vital that I hear your view on this and other important matters. We have received a large volume of correspondence from across the Commonwealth both in favor and opposed to the stimulus. In regards to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, although no effort on this scale will be perfect, President Obama and the relevant Congressional committees have been in close consultation with state and local officials and a wide range of economic experts... Senator Mark Warner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188692/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:38:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179992/posts I sent a brief letter to my Virginia senators asking them to kill the stimulus bill and start over from scratch so they don't bankrupt not only this generation but that of my grandchildren, thank you very much. Below is the email I received in response. So far, this is the only response from 2 senators and 1 representative, all Democrats. Thank you for contacting me with your views on the economic stimulus package. In order to best represent you as your United States Senator, it is vital that I hear your view on this and other important matters. We... Email Response http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179992/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2174676/posts I just received this from Mark Warner (D) VA in response to my note telling him just say no to the stimulas plan.. Thank you for contacting me with your views on the economic stimulus package. In order to best represent you as your United States Senator, it is vital that I hear your view on this and other important matters. We have received numerous responses from across the Commonwealth from those both in favor of the stimulus and those opposed. I understand concerns about the expense of the bill and about certain provisions included in the package. Although no... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2174676/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163885/posts Mark Warner now has an email address in the Senate. That email is warner_info@warner.senate.gov We need to write him often...so he remembers the conservative nature of the voters in Virginia. His address in DC and phone info is: B40C DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 DC Phone: 202-224-2023 DC Fax: 202-224-2530 PS Jim Webb has no email but does have a webform for messages: http://webb.senate.gov/contact/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163885/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:08:38 GMT