Friends —

We hope folks are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time. Team Warner is committed to sending weekly updates to keep folks around the Commonwealth up to date with what Mark Warner is working on in the Senate.

Here's just some of what Sen. Mark Warner has been working on:

• This week, Mark introduced the Accessible, Affordable, Internet for All Act, a bill to expand access to affordable high-speed internet. More than 700,000 Virginians lack access to reliable broadband internet, and Mark has been focused on bridging the digital divide throughout his time in the Senate.


• Mark took on Senate Republicans who blocked his legislation to make sure our elections are fair and free of foreign interference, and continues to advocate for election security legislation. He originally introduced the Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections (FIRE) Act because he believes that if a foreign power offers election assistance, you shouldn't say, "thank you" — you should call the FBI.


• Mark joined Senator Tim Kaine in calling on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop transferring people in their custody during the coronavirus pandemic following a spike in COVID-19 cases at a facility in Farmville, VA.


• This week, Mark offered two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): a bi-partisan amendment to address white supremacy in our armed forces, and an amendment to increase oversight of privatized military housing. Mark has previously passed a law to address unsafe military housing conditions, and included this provision in the NDAA to keep the pressure on Congress to ensure that servicemembers and their families have acceptable living conditions.


• Last week, Mark and his Senate colleagues passed the Great American Outdoors Act with broad, bi-parstian support. The bill, which also includes full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), could support 100,000 jobs across the country — 10,000 in Virginia alone — while providing the resources to address maintenance backlog in our national parks.


• Mark is an original co-sponsor of the Justice in Policing Act, led by Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, and continues to speak about systemic racism in our country and the need for concrete reform in Virginia and across the country.

Thank you for your support.

— Team Warner