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  1. We're switching over to using @MarkWarner exclusively... Follow @MarkWarner from now on for all of Senator Warner's updates -[staff]
  2. Just did some local tv abt the crazy 13-hour "votearama" yday before we passed the budget. Can't wait to travel the state during recess.
  3. Beginning the "vote-a-rama" - where we vote on a bunch of budget amendments one after another, all day and late into the night.
  4. About to go on "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, will likely talk about budget and fixing our financial system.
  5. Announced today: $5.2M to 24 community health centers from recovery package to help create/maintain more jobs as they expand access.
  6. Pres. Obama just signed Lands Bill, which preserves 43K acres of Jefferson Natl Forest as a wilderness area & 12K acres as scenic area.
  7. Calling into "HearSay with Cathy Lewis" on 89.5 WHRV-FM in Norfolk around 12:30, to talk about health care. Listen here: http://ow.ly/1HfA
  8. Sunlight! Today is moving day, and we're moving from our basement offices into new office space in Russell 459A.
  9. Senate adopts "Serve America Act," which includes Sen. Warner's Veterans' Corps and Volunteer Management Corps: http://ow.ly/1uTx -[staff]
  10. Heading over to a lunch/budget talks with President Obama, Peter Orszag, and other Senate Dems.
  11. About to give my first speech on the Senate floor on more accountability w/ stimulus funds. Watch live @10:45am on CSPAN2: http://ow.ly/1lt7
  12. Annced stimulus funds for Jefferson Labs in Newport News. It'll create jobs and strengthen our research infrastructure: http://tr.im/hIgx
  13. Hosting our first "Commonwealth Coffee" for our constituents in the Capitol.
  14. Doing interviews with local tv stations on how we can fix this AIG mess in between votes on the Senate floor.
  15. At a Commerce Cmte hearing, confirming Gov. Gary Locke as Secretary of Commerce: http://ow.ly/14yW
  16. Joined colleagues today in urging AIG to renegotiate the extravagant & unacceptable bonus contracts and repay the govt: http://tr.im/hu53
  17. At Banking Cmte hearing, looking into how we can modernize the regulatory system for insurance companies like AIG: http://tr.im/hsTj
  18. Spent today at NVCC to launch VaWizard.org (http://tr.im/hlzM) & stopped by Mission of Mercy's free dental clinic (http://tr.im/hlAC)
  19. Heading out to NOVA Comm. Coll. in Fairfax to help launch https://www.vawizard.org/
  20. We announced $164 million from the economic recovery pkge for energy efficiency investments in Va. today. Read more: http://tr.im/hj4s