What Health Care Reform Means To Virginians – District by District

Note:  The following are links to information prepared by the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee about the impact of the for each Virginia Congressional District  … you can download it in pdf format …

Benefits of Health Care Reform, District by District Impact

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Saturday, 20 March 2010 12:21

The Committee has prepared, for all 435 congressional districts, a district-level analysis of the impact of health care reform legislation. This analysis includes information on the impact of the legislation on families, small businesses, seniors in Medicare, health care providers, and the uninsured.

Virginia

• Robert J. Wittman (VA-1) Voted NO Reform
• Glenn C. Nye (VA-2) Voted NO Reform
• Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-3) Vote YES to Reform
• J. Randy Forbes (VA-4) Voted NO Reform
• Thomas S. P. Perriello (VA-5) Voted YES to Reform
• Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) Voted NO Reform
• Eric Cantor (VA-7) Voted NO Reform
• James P. Moran (VA-8) Voted YES to Reform
• Rick Boucher (VA-9) Voted NO to Reform
• Frank R. Wolf (VA-10) Voted NO to Reform
• Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) Voted YES to Reform

Senator Webb “takes lead of personnel subcommittee” Stars and Stripes Reports

James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists and their families.

Webb has more leverage now as the new chairman of the Senate armed services’ personnel subcommittee. He also has more knowledge of — and curiosity about — military people and policy than arguably anyone in Congress.

At his first hearing, Webb called as witnesses the four political appointees who have day-to-day control of personnel policy in the Pentagon.

Webb promised “continuous and active oversight of all our military personnel matters through hearings, through consideration of the Department of Defense budget and legislative proposals, and also through day-to-day interaction with you and people who work with you.”

Note: Follow the link below to read the entire article

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel subcommittee | Stars and Stripes.

Latest News – Newsroom – Mark R. Warner

Latest News – Newsroom – Mark R. Warner

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Mark Warner Follows Up On Monday’s Job Fair

I wanted to reach out and thank you for your interest in Monday’s federal job fair in Stafford. I know it was a long day for many and we apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Through our online pre-registration process, we had planned for as many as 5,000 jobseekers to attend the job fair throughout the day. We even extended the length of the event so that it would end at 4 p.m., and not at noon as we originally had planned. Unfortunately, we were not able to accommodate the more than 7,000 participants who ultimately turned-out on Monday. We apologize for the traffic you encountered and your extended wait in line. For those of you who were able to leave resumes with my staff, we are sending them to the participating federal agencies. Please remember that you must be registered at USAJobs.gov to be considered for any openings and that the processing and decision times vary by agency.  Interested agencies will contact you directly through USAJobs.gov. I encourage you also to check our website, http://warner.senate.gov/jobsfair, for links to all of the participating federal agencies.  Each agency has a jobs page on its website that contains much of the information that agency recruiters provided at Monday’s job fair.  Later this week, we will post online video of the federal government’s training session with some helpful guidance about applying and interviewing for federal jobs. You may be interested to know that, after returning to Capitol Hill on Monday, I spoke on the Senate floor about our job fair. I told my colleagues that the individuals who I met during my visit that morning did not care about filibusters or the partisan procedural tactics that too often dominate our discussions here in Washington. I reminded them that it is crucially important that we put partisanship aside and get serious about an effort to create more, and better, jobs. Again, I thank you for your patience, apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced, and urge you to contact my office if you need further assistance. Thanks, Mark Warner P.S. — As we plan for our next job fair — which we hope will include both federal agencies and private-sector employers — we would love to hear your thoughts on how we can improve. If you have a few moments, please click here and complete this short survey to let us know how we can improve.

Senator Warner’s Federal Jobs Fair Draws Thousands of Job Seekers

By the time Virginia Senator Mark Warner arrived today at the University of Mary Washington’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies, University Hall was already pushing well past “standing room only” capacity … the line to enter had started forming by 6 a.m. and by 8:30 UMW’s parking lots were filled … Senator Warner saw thousands standing in line who would experience wait times to enter the building from a minimum of two to over three hours …

By 12:15 Senator Warner’s office was sending out emails to people who had RSVP’d but were not already in line advising:

“Thank you for your interest in today’s federal job fair in Fredericksburg hosted by Senator Mark Warner.

The interest and turn-out at today’s event has been tremendous — so tremendous, in fact, that participants are encountering lengthy lines and extensive wait-times at the event site.

We will make every effort to accommodate the individuals who presently are on-site, but it is unlikely that new arrivals will be able to access the job fair before its scheduled completion at 4:00 p.m. today.

We will work with the federal agency representatives to schedule an additional job fair in the area in coming weeks, and we will inform you of the specific details when they become available.

Thanks again for your interest in today’s job fair, and please be sure to visit our website for more information.

Best,
Senator Mark Warner’s Office

Demand Causes Mark Warner To Extend Fredericksburg Job Fair Hours

Note: The following arrived via email from Senator Warner’s office:

PLEASE NOTE: Due to overwhelming interest, we have extended the hours until 4 p.m to accommodate the high demand.  A high volume of applicants is expected and attendees are encouraged to join us throughout the day.  Representatives from all the federal agencies will remain until the job fair ends at 4 p.m.

Once again, here are the details:

DATE: Monday, March 8, 2010

TIME: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Univ. of Mary Washington – Stafford campus

College of Graduate and Professional Studies, University Hall

125 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA

For driving and parking directions, please visit: http://warner.senate.gov/jobsfair

Senator Mark Warner Announces Federal Government Job Fair In Fredericksburg

U.S. Senator Mark Warner is hosting a job fair on Monday, March 8th, for Virginians looking for work in the federal government.  The event is free and open to the public.

More than three-dozen federal agencies will participate, including: the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, IRS, the Office of Personnel Management, FEMA, the Peace Corps, the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Labor, and the U.S. Secret Service.

Here are the details:

DATE: Monday, March 8, 2010

TIME: 9 a.m. – Noon

LOCATION: Univ. of Mary Washington – Stafford campus

College of Graduate and Professional Studies, University Hall

125 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg , VA
For more information, and to RSVP, visit: http://warner.senate.gov/jobsfair