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Mark Warner's Public Statements on Issue: Constitution

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03/06/2024 Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
06/22/2023 Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Reintroduce Equality Act to Enshrine Protections for LGBTQ+ Americans into Law
04/27/2023 Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine Ahead of Vote on Equal Rights Amendment
02/06/2023 Letter to Richard Saslaw, Virginia Senate Majority Leader, Thomas Norment, Virginia Senate Minority Leader, Terry Kilgore, Virginia House Majority Leader, Don Scott, Virginia House Minority Leader - Warner & Kaine Urge Virginia General Assembly to Repeal Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in State Constitution
01/31/2023 Warner and Kaine Join Colleagues in Bipartisan Measure to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
12/06/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Kaine Leads Virginia Delegation in Urging Senate Vote to Remove Time Limit for Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
07/09/2022 Tweet - "It's the 154th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment -- the wellspring of countless rights and an enormous step forward for our democracy. I'll keep fighting to protect the rights enshrined in 14a on a federal level."
07/06/2022 Tweet - "After another holiday marred by gun violence, I'm thinking about the values of the Fourth of July and how I'm protecting them in the Senate. I believe in freedom from fear in public spaces. Freedom to choose. Freedom to love. I will continue to fight for these freedoms and more."
06/29/2022 Tweet - "On this day in 1982, Pres. Reagan signed a reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act -- which had passed Congress with huge bipartisan majorities. I'm ashamed that my colleagues have politicized basic voting rights to the point where this is no longer a bipartisan priority."
05/04/2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General - Bicameral Delegation Urges Justice Department to Reconsider Ghaisar Case
04/07/2022 Sens. Rick Scott, Mark Warner Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Peng Shuai
04/07/2022 Senate passes Coons-Clyburn bill to commemorate Brown v. Board of Education sites across multiple states
02/23/2022 Tweet - "I support the rights enshrined in the First Amendment, but these roads are critical for people to be able to get to work, school, and have products delivered. Many lives could be seriously interrupted because of this circus."
02/19/2022 Tweet - "I'm joining @TimKaine in asking the Biden admin to press the CCP to release the family members of several Virginians -- Uyghurs who have been forcibly and wrongfully detained in China. We'll keep fighting for the rule of democracy and human rights globally."
02/09/2022 Tweet - "We should honor #BlackHistoryMonth by passing voting rights legislation that meaningfully restores the Voting Rights Act and ensures that Black voters have equal opportunity to cast their vote."
02/07/2022 Tweet - "Proud to receive a score of a perfect 100% from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights due to my voting record in this session! Passing legislation that supports and uplifts all communities will always be critical to me."
02/03/2022 Tweet - "On the anniversary of the ratification of the amendment that gave Black men the right to vote, I'm thinking about the ways our democracy has always needed constant maintenance. I'm still actively working to protect voting rights."
01/27/2022 Tweet - "On the two-year anniversary of Virginia ratifying the ERA, I'm calling on my colleagues to pass bipartisan legislation to extend the time frame to ratify it. We can't let an arbitrary deadline stop the progress we've made towards this amendment."
01/26/2022 Tweet - "I'm not giving up on voting rights. I'm still working to get something done."
01/19/2022 Tweet - "Let me be clear: for decades, reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act was a bipartisan priority. It should be now, too. I'm calling on my colleagues to stop the obstruction and get it done."
01/19/2022 Tweet - "Election Day should be a holiday. The Freedom to Vote Act would make that happen. Let's get it done."
01/19/2022 Tweet - "Voting rights isn't a partisan objective. We made voting easier in Virginia, turnout rose, and a Republican won. I'm fighting for voting rights because it's the foundation of our democracy -- not because I think it favors my party."
01/18/2022 Tweet - "Voting rights are essential and preservative of every other right that we have. It's frankly unacceptable that this issue is being politicized."
01/17/2022 Tweet - "MLK Day isn't about platitudes -- it's about upholding his legacy by fighting for the change he sought. Great to talk about voting rights alongside the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation and the Falls Church community."
01/17/2022 Tweet - "Today, I'm honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., an incomparable advocate for racial, social, and economic justice. This week, I'll be honoring his memory with action by voting for the reauthorization of a law he championed -- the Voting Rights Act."
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