Mark Warner
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Biography
Mark Robert Warner is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006.
"My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed."
"Today, the Senate voted on a proposal to restrict women’s reproductive health. While I was unable to vote today, I would have opposed this bill. Important medical decisions should be made between a woman and her doctor, not politicians in Washington."
"We are less than two weeks away from the end of the government budget year, and Republicans need to stop wasting time on political show votes and start working with Democrats on a bipartisan budget agreement that ends sequestration and protects our national and economic security"
"There's a reason why you only do tax policy in a major way every few years — it's really complicated"
"Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology."
"In four months we could actually have an administration that believes in science."
"Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans can come together, put politics aside, and make tough decisions when times demand it."
"It is critical that Democratic candidates, whether they are in New Jersey, or Virginia, or anywhere, emphasize the fact that we can be trusted, and can bring fiscal integrity to our state, local, and national government."