Recent News About Tim Kaine
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Warner, Kaine Push for Accountability Following Reports of Inadequate Living Conditions at Affordable Housing Complex in Alexandria
The letter echoes concerns of residents regarding declining living conditions and increases in evictions and rents
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Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $171 Million for Five Transit Projects in Virginia
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $171,555,620 in federal funding for five transit projects in Virginia.
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Warner & Kaine Announce Over $38 Million in Federal Infrastructure Funding for Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, Fairfax Counties
On June 26, 2023, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that over $38 million in federal infrastructure investments are going to communities in Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, and Fairfax Counties through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program, which received historic levels of support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped pass.
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Kaine Applauds Nearly $1.5 Billion in Broadband Investments for Virginia
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding $1,481,489,572.87 in broadband investments that are headed to Virginia through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Kaine helped pass
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Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care
Legislation comes ahead of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade
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Ernst, Kaine Solution to Fentanyl Crisis Advances in Armed Services Committee
The bipartisan effort counters the national security threat of illicit drug trafficking from Mexico
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Kaine Secures Wins for Virginia, Reforms to Address Servicemember Mental Health in 2024 Defense Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after SASC passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes various provisions secured and supported by Kaine to benefit Virginia’s servicemembers and defense community, such as reforms to improve access to mental health care and support Virginia’s shipbuilding industry
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Manchin, Brown, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push OMB for New Silica Standard for Miners
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.
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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Gun Industry’s Legal Liability Shield
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in reintroducing the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court and that negligent gun companies and gun sellers are not shielded from liability when they disregard public safety.
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Beyer & Kaine Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Redesignate Arlington House
Today, U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) today announced the introduction of bicameral legislation to redesignate the National Historic Site known as “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial” to its original name “Arlington House.”
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Kaine Introduces Bill to Strengthen Data Collection on Teacher Workforce, Help Address Workforce Shortages
Better data on teacher workforce would help address widespread shortages
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Kaine, Markey, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Americans’ Right to Contraception
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and other colleagues in introducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation to codify Americans’ right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in Griswold v. Connecticut.
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Cassidy, Kaine Introduce Bill to Support 222 Nicaraguan Political Prisoners After Release
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Nicaragua Political Prisoner Support Act to support the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners who were banished by the Ortega dictatorship and are now currently in the United States.
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Warner, Kaine, Cardin & Van Hollen Statement on the FAA Reauthorization
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) issued the following statement regarding legislation to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs
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Murray, Casey, Kaine, and Hirono Urge Congressional Action Ahead of Child Care Funding Cliff as New Century Foundation Report Warns of Major Economic Consequences
On June 21, 2023, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)—Senate co-leads of the Child Care for Working Families Act—in urging congressional action to address the continued child care crisis and coming funding cliff, pointing to a new report released today by The Century Foundation (TCF).
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Kaine, Warnock, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Address Aviation Workforce Shortages
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in introducing the Advancing Inclusion and Representation in the Workforce of Aviation and Transportation Systems (AIRWAYS) Act to address the nation’s aviation workforce shortages by supporting the education, recruitment, and development of pilots, aviation maintenance workers, and aerospace manufacturing workers.
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Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Help More Americans Access Telehealth
Bill would expand telehealth access and permanently extend COVID-related telehealth flexibilities
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Warner & Kaine Statement on the FAA Reauthorization
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement ahead of a Senate Commerce Committee markup on legislation to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs
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Kaine Joins Cornyn in Introducing Senate Resolution Honoring Juneteenth
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in introducing a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth.
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In a Washington Post Op-Ed, Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, Cardin Oppose Changes to Slot and Perimeter Rules at DCA
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-MD) wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post urging their colleagues to oppose changes to the current slot and perimeter rules at Reagan National Airport (DCA), which govern the number of flights that can safely operate out of DCA and the distance of those flights.