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State Of The Union

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine Weigh In on State of the Union

Senators touch on energy, deficits, debt and sequestration.

Virginia's Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine weighed in Tuesday night on President Obama's State of the Union address to Congress. Here's what they had to say: "I was pleased the President began his speech with a strong call for a bipartisan grand bargain to continue to address our deficits and debt," Warner said in a news release. "A balanced plan that includes additional revenue, smarter spending cuts and responsible entitlement reform — and avoids the self-inflicted wounds from sequester — is a key component of any economic growth agenda.  "The President also endorsed a proposal I unveiled last week to work to double our nation's energy productivity by 2030, and I look forward to helping to lead the effort to make smart investments to …

PHOTO: Sen. Mark Warner Welcomes Undocumented Student as His Guest to State of the Union

Fairfax High grad must pay higher out-of-state tuition rates for college after entering country illegally at age 12.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s special invited guest for President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night was 19-year-old Ambar Pinto of Fairfax. Ambar and her family entered the country illegally when she was 12 years old, according to a news release from the Senator's office. Since then, Pinto has graduated from Fairfax High School and now is enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College – where she pays higher out-of-state tuition rates because she is undocumented.  Both Pinto – and Warner – are advocates for the Dream Act and for comprehensive immigration reform.

R. Miller

10:00 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

There is a legal process for immigrants to come to, and enter our country. My wife and baby followed that process. We paid the fees, did the paper work, waited our turn at the back of the line, and now after all that we are a family. Letting illegal aliens ignore our laws, stay here, and demand our resources as if they were a citizens is disrespectful to the process and a slap in the face to all …   more ›

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