Friends —

We hope this email finds you safe and healthy! 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. Below are some of Mark’s priorities and updates on legislation that we mentioned in previous update emails.

Here’s some of what Mark is focused on right now:

• As coronavirus cases spike nationwide, Mark joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging several government agencies to reconsider bringing federal employees back to work sites prematurely. Mark believes that federal workers should have access to telework and other health protections.


• Mark joined Senators Gary Peters, Bob Casey, and Jacky Rosen in introducing the 1619 Act to increase awareness and access to African American history in our schools, with educational programs and training opportunities for instructors from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Black history needs to be recognized beyond the month of February, as an important part of our history curriculums.


• Last 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 don’t have reliable broadband internet access, and Mark has been focused on bridging the digital divide throughout his time in the Senate.


• In June, the Great American Outdoors Act passed the Senate with bi-partisan 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 the maintenance backlog in our national parks.

Thank you for your support.

— Team Warner