Jim Webb

Urges Comprehensive Energy Solution to Combat Growing Costs

August 4, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Concerned about steep increases in commodity prices, on July 18th, Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and John Warner (R-VA) sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of a temporary waiver of the federal ethanol mandate. This waiver is intended to help Virginia’s agricultural community, including poultry, dairy and livestock producers, and consumers who have been hit hard by a dramatic rise in feed costs as a result of increased usage of corn-based ethanol.    » read more »

August 1, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) and Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Bob Casey (D-PA), George Voinovich (R-OH) and Jim Webb (D-VA) today introduced legislation which prohibits the Bush Administration from entering into a binding security agreement without the approval of Congress.    » read more »

June 9, 2008 -- Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding its proposed rules governing foreign investment in the United States. These draft rules are intended to implement the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA), which Congress passed last year.

“FINSA is a step forward in protecting our country from foreign investment that threatens our national security, while keeping our economy open to investment,” said Webb. “I welcome investment that promotes economic growth and generates good jobs for American workers, but such investment must be made in a manner consistent with U.S. national security and the stability of U.S. markets.”    » read more »

Veterans of the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan Closer to Realizing Comprehensive Educational Benefits for their Service

May 22, 2008 -- Washington, DC—The Senate today overwhelmingly passed landmark legislation to provide post-9/11 veterans with comprehensive educational benefits, introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) seventeen months ago on his first day in office.

The measure—cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), John Warner (R-VA) and a strong bipartisan majority of their colleagues—was passed in the House last week. Identical measures were included in the Iraq War emergency supplemental spending bills.

The following is a statement from Senator Webb:    » read more »

Senators Bond and McCaskill Vote on Historic GI Bill Tomorrow; Education Funding Would Help Thousands of Missouri Iraq Veterans

May 19, 2008 -- NEW YORK - Tomorrow, May 20th, the Senate is expected to vote on a World War II-style GI Bill for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

This bipartisan legislation, originally introduced by Senators Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and John Warner (R-VA), is whole heartedly endorsed by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest non-partisan Iraq veterans' organization, and all the leading Veterans Service Organizations.    » read more »

April 22, 2008 -- Washington, DC— The following is a statement from Senators Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and John Warner (R-VA):    » read more »

Legislation Based on Recommendations of Virginia Tech Review Panel

April 15, 2008 -- Washington, DC - Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today introduced legislation that would clarify how and when educational institutions can share students’ treatment records when a student poses a threat to himself or others.

The legislation comes on the heels of two reports, commissioned in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and President Bush. The reports found that confusion among school officials, administrators and institutions in interpreting federal education privacy law is often a barrier to taking proactive campus safety measures.    » read more »