Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement regarding the cancellation of a HELP Committee discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about steps the Trump-Vance Administration is taking to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). The move came after Kaine announced he would host a press call from inside the meeting. “The strength of our Department of Edu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights lawyer, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that further eviscerates Voting Rights Act protections: “The Supreme Court’s decision to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais marks a very dark day in our history. Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act has been a core pillar of civil rights law in America. That is, until an increasingly reactiona...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) slammed Senate Republicans for blocking their War Powers Resolution to prevent the use of the U.S. military to launch a new war against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and continues to threaten direct military action. While speaking at a conference in Miami in March, President Tru...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that the Senate will vote today on their War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and he continues to threaten direct military action. While speaking at a conference in Miami in March, Presi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and their colleagues introduced the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act. This legislation comes as the Trump Administration has weakened housing resiliency standards, gutted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its hazard mitigation programs, and denied and delayed disaster funding. The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act would make it easier for survivors to access aid by codifying and exp...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, released the following statement on Guatemala’s Attorney General Selection, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Western Hemisphere Subcommittee: “We are glad to see the Attorney General selection process in Gu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and other colleagues in introducing the No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. This bill aims to prevent Russia from profiting off ongoing hostilities with Ir...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,790,000 in federal funding to support disaster recovery efforts in Virginia in the wake of Hurricane Helene. This funding, which was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Virginia Department of Transportation, will be used to repair a public access bridge along Route 859 that suffered damage during the storm. The funding is allocated by FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, which ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 35 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection (Absentee MVP) Act, legislation to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict absentee and mail-in voting by executive order. Trump’s executive order directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reject and refuse delivery of lawful ballots unless states co...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in introducing the Retention Enhancements for Tactical Aircrew Initiative (RETAIN) Act and Fighter Aircrew Career Flexibility Act, bipartisan legislation that would help preserve American airpower dominance by retaining Air Force aviators and Weapons Systems Officers (WSOs). “There is no air force in the world that can do what the United Sta...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, unveiled his amendments to Senate Republicans’ Fiscal Year 2026 budget resolution in an attempt to improve the bill, which currently tees up yet another massive increase in spending for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without any reforms that Democrats have been asking for to keep Americans safe. Last year, Republicans used the same partisa...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 29 of their colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture raising concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service. The Administration’s proposed changes to the agency come as wildfire seasons have become more dangerous in Virginia and across the country, making the responsible stewardship of America’s forests ...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, introduced the Primary Care Team Education Centers Act, legislation to support the education and clinical training of the next generation of primary care professionals. “Access to quality and affordable primary care is critical to the long-term health and well-being of our communities,” said Kaine. “But workforce shortages create barriers in accessing that care ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after it was reported that the Trump-Vance Administration may send as many as 1,100 Afghans, including those who served with the U.S. military and more than 400 children, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “Our Afghan allies provided critical support to U.S. forces for over 20 years, but the Trump-Vance Administration has tu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Engineering Biology Readiness Act, legislation that would protect public safety and national security against biological threats. While engineering biology has accelerated the development of medical devices, treatments, and disease testing, the misuse or abuse of these innovations could pose substantial risks. This legislation would help safeguard the United States against biological threats by...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on the 19th anniversary of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act, legislation to enact at the federal level a series of commonsense gun violence prevention measures approved by Virginia’s elected officials. The bill includes provisions to mandate reporting of lost and stolen firearms, prevent children from accessing firearms, prohibit the sale of assault weapon...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding the deaths of Cerina and Justin Fairfax: “We are keeping Cerina and Justin Fairfax’s family—especially their two children—in our prayers as we all process this shocking and horrifying news. We urge any Virginians impacted by domestic violence to call the police or the National Domestic Violence Hotline for support.” The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 a...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA), joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and 22 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly (Stop CHEATERS) Act, legislation to provide additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to strengthen and expand tax collection services and systems and crack d...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement ahead of the Senate’s votes on resolutions that would block the transfer of select weapons to Israel: “When the Senate votes soon, I will vote to block the transfer of bombs and bulldozers to Israel, in keeping with my years-long position on these types of transfers. While I’ve voted many times to transfer weapons to Israel that are cri...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on USS Gerald R. Ford breaking the record for the longest carrier deployment since the Vietnam War: “The sailors of USS Gerald R. Ford said goodbye to their families in Norfolk last June thinking they would be back before the holidays. But after being ordered from the Mediterranean to...Continue Reading