Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, released the following statement ahead of the presidential election in Venezuela on July 28: “On July 28, Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect their president for the next six years. Despite an election process marred by irreg...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced a huge step towards the deployment of $1,481,489,527.87 in federal funding to expand access to high-speed internet in Virginia. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved Volume 2 of Virginia’s Initial Proposal under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, an important step that demonstrates Virginia has a strong plan to expand broadband and is on track to re...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released statements after helping to advance the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, which includes key provisions from legislation that Warner and Kaine cosponsored, to help keep children safe online. The legislation will receive a final vote in the Senate next week. “I was thrilled to vote today to advance a commonsense set of online safety provisions for kids,” said Warner. “For years, I’ve been pushing for basic...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to strengthen the public-private partnerships that preserve, maintain, and manage national trails across the country. The legislation marks the upcoming 100th anniversary in 2025 of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), which has set the standard for partnering w...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) released the following statement today: “Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Azerbaijani government’s unjust detainment of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu – a world-respected economist and academic with close ties to American universities – on false charges of manuf...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would streamline access to life-saving medical care for children with complex medical conditions who receive care across state lines by eliminating unnecessary administrative work for health care providers. “Children deserve medical attention as quickly as possible. In cases where that...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to rename the Purcellville, Virginia post office in honor of Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State who called Virginia home for many years. “We are proud to support the renaming of the Purcellville post office to honor former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,” said the senators. “Madeleine Albright’s story is marked by her remarkable resilience and commi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress: “Due to a previously scheduled commitment in Virginia, I am not able to attend this Wednesday’s speech. But it remains clear that the security of Israel and U.S. servicemembers in the region are immediately dependent on steps toward a deal to release hostages ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bob Casey (D-PA), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act to improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, which was established under the Older Americans Act. Local Ombudsman programs designate staff and trained volunteers as representatives to advocate for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care (LTC) facilities, p...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the recent vote by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state: “I am deeply saddened by the Knesset’s vote to deny a path toward Palestinian statehood. When the U.S. voted in support of the 1948 UN resolution to establish two states for two peoples in the region, we recognized Israel immediately. But we t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) traveled to Brownsville and McAllen, Texas to discuss fentanyl interdiction at the southern border with various law enforcement agencies and international partners from Mexico. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45. According to the Virginia Department of Health, nearly 1,800 Virginians died of a fentanyl overdose in 2023—down from nearly 2,000 in 2022, but still a deeply concerning increase from 50 fentanyl overdose ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $17.5 million in federal funding for restoration and resiliency projects that benefit coastal communities and tribes across the Commonwealth. The funding was awarded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience grant program and made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act, which Sens. War...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $1,552,459 in investments by the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) in Brunswick and Campbell Counties, Richmond, and Emporia to fund affordable housing, support small and midsize farms, improve infrastructure, and create jobs. The funding is the first ever awarded under the SCRC’s State Economic and Infrastructure Development (SEID) grant program, which is partly funded by the Bipartisan Infras...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation announced today that they have written to Governor Glenn Youngkin urging him to take the necessary steps to allow Virginians the option of using the IRS Direct File program to file their future tax returns. The Treasury Department piloted Direct File for 2023 returns in a smaller group of states, which did not include Virginia, with strong positive feedback from – and savings for – U.S. taxpayers who took advantage of the program....Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and 16 of their Senate colleagues, introduced the No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act, legislation that would prohibit pharmaceutical drug manufacturers from claiming tax deductions for expenses on advertising directly to consumers. Under current law, drug manufacturers are allowed to deduct the cost of advertising expenses from ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) announced $17,136,632 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will be coming to Virginia to support workforce development, expand Registered Apprenticeship programming, and benefit public-private partnerships across a range of industries, including K-12 education, clean energy, transportation, and advanced manufacturing. “Cr...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,574,898 in federal funding for Seven Hills Food Company in Lynchburg to expand processing, address capacity limitations, add new value-added products to the plant, and support the addition of a farmer liaison to coordinate expanded production. The funding is possible thanks to the American Rescue Plan, which both senators voted for and passed in the Senate by one vote. “By investing in local farmers and...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to address concerns about unsafe conditions in privatized military housing. The letter follows a recent investigation that found many military families living in private housing, both on and off-base, are still being forced to live in unsafe and unsanitary conditions, including housing with toxic mold...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union jobs, and create 295 new jobs in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded a bipartisan Senate proposal to ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from buying or selling stocks. The proposal is based on the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, legislation Kaine cosponsored which would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading securities, commodities, or futures. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...Continue Reading