Recent News About Tim Kaine
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Murphy, Young, Warren, Rubio, Wyden, Kaine Release GAO Report Showing Widespread Use of Non-Compete Agreements Restricts Job Mobility, Stifles Wages and Innovation
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Tuesday released a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which found the use of non-compete agreements (NCAs) is widespread throughout the U.S. labor market and serves to protect the stated interests of businesses while restricting job mobility, lowering wages for workers, and discouraging innovation.
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Kaine, Moran & Warner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Childhood Cancer Research
On May 16, 2023, during Brain Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0.
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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Quality Reproductive Health Care to Military Families
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in reintroducing the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure military families receive the quality reproductive health care they deserve.
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Kaine & Booker Introduce Bill to Address America’s Maternal Health Crisis
Bill includes Kaine’s legislation to increase maternal vaccination rates
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Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation and Development
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Accelerating Biomedical Innovation Act, which would establish a network of universities to work with the private sector on the development of FDA-regulated products that could be used to combat potential public health emergencies
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Kaine Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Drug Costs
On May 12, 2023, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee—applauded the HELP Committee’s passage of the bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, legislation that would help lower drug costs for Virginians and Americans across the country.
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Kaine Statement on End of COVID Public Health Emergency
On May 11, 2023, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the end of the public health emergency for COVID-19, which was declared on January 31, 2020
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Following Push by Kaine to Fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Over 20,000 Virginians Receive Student Loan Relief
Following a push by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to fix the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it has approved a total of $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers, including over $1.3 billion in relief for more than 20,000 Virginia public servants, since October 2021.
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Kaine & Warner Introduce Bill to Modernize Aging Schools in Virginia and Across the Country
On May 10, 2023, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner reintroduced the School Infrastructure Modernization Act, legislation to help modernize aging schools in Virginia and across the country by making it easier for school districts to use the current federal historic rehabilitation tax credit (HTC) to upgrade historic school buildings that will continue to operate as schools after renovation.
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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train Child Care Workers
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee—joined Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in reintroducing the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act, bipartisan legislation to address staffing shortages of child care and early childhood educators by developing, administering, and evaluating early childhood education apprenticeships.
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As Violence Persists, Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Call for Increased Humanitarian Access and Assistance for Sudan
Senators highlight dire humanitarian situation as the conflict surges on for a third week
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Kaine Applauds Defense Department Implementation of Brandon Act to Help Servicemembers Access Mental Health Services
Following advocacy from Kaine, Pentagon signed a policy to implement the Brandon Act On May 5, 2023,
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Kaine Applauds Defense Department Implementation of Brandon Act to Help Servicemembers Access Mental Health Services
Following advocacy from Kaine, Pentagon signed a policy to implement the Brandon Act On May 5, 2023
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Kaine & Colleagues Urge DEA to Remove Barriers to Lifesaving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as well as a bipartisan group of colleagues, in calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take further action to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder.
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Kaine & Rubio Applaud Committee Passage of Bill to Strengthen Security, Combat Corruption and Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean
oday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded committee passage of their Caribbean Basin Security Authorization Act.
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Amid Conflict, Warner, Kaine Call for New TPS Designation for Sudan
In a letter to administration officials, senators highlighted the need for increased protections for Sudanese nationals already in the United States
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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Outlaw Gun Silencers
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) in reintroducing the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, bicameral gun safety legislation that would ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer, and possession of gun silencers or suppressors.
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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and his colleagues in introducing the College Transparency Act (CTA), bipartisan legislation to provide students and their families with accurate reporting on student outcomes, so they can make better decisions about which schools and programs of study are best suited to their unique needs and desired outcomes.