Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after a new report from the Senate Commerce Committee showed the effect that President Donald Trump’s refusal to work to reauthorize the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—which Warner and Kaine helped negotiate and pass in 2021—will have on infrastructure projects throughout Virginia: “Infrastructure should be an area in which both parties can find common ground, and as a matter of fact, w...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $8,810,502 in federal funding for four projects to improve railroad crossing safety, reduce traffic delays, and strengthen the movement of people and goods across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the senators helped negotiate and pass. “Safe and reliable rail transportation is essential to keeping Virginia families, businesses, and our economy moving,” said the s...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after a new Joint Economic Committee (JEC) report found that President Donald Trump’s personal wealth from oil and gas stocks has skyrocketed to as high as $81.6 million—due in large part to the Iran war—all while Americans have spent over $101 billion more on gas since the war began: “Tomorrow will mark eight months since the Trump-Vance Administration launched its disastrous war agains...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $24,800,000 in federal funding awarded to the Additive Manufacturing Advanced Materials (AM2) coalition to strengthen advanced manufacturing, expand workforce training, and support long-term economic recovery in Southwest Virginia following Hurricane Helene.“Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated Southwest Virginia, communities across the region are still working to rebuild and recover,” said the senators. “...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, celebrated the defeat of the Trump-Vance Administration’s effort to implement a Department of Education (ED) rule change that would have politicized and destabilized the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by targeting for exclusion employees of organizations with which the Administration disagrees politically. ED abandoned its rule change effort Thursd...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are once again pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on staffing challenges at facilities across Virginia, reiterating concerns that the Trump administration’s policies are ultimately undermining the VA’s ability to provide timely, high-quality care to veterans. Virginia is home to more than 629,000 veterans, one of the largest veteran populations in the country, and the second-highest share of veterans as a percentage o...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3,600,000 in federal funding to modernize the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of freight rail service for businesses throughout the region. The funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, which was significantly expanded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators help...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are highlighting a new congressional report finding that Virginia families have paid more than $3,900 extra for goods and services since President Trump took office last year. This new data underscores the growing financial strain on families across the Commonwealth as the president’s devastating economic policies drive up the cost of housing, groceries, gas, electricity, and health care. “Despite repeated promises from President T...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) bipartisan Retire through Ownership Act has become law. The bipartisan legislation, which he introduced with Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), will facilitate the establishment and operation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). ESOPs allow workers to directly share in the profits they help their company earn, leading to higher wages and more wealth-building. “Employee stock ownership plans are good for workers and businesses because they prov...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) introduced the Support for Universities and Colleges to Champion the Educational Success of Survivors (SUCCESS) Act and the Survivor Outreach and Support on Campus Act—bicameral legislation to prevent campus sexual assault and improve support for student survivors. The SUCCESS Act, which is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cory Book...Continue Reading

VIDEO FROM THE HEARING IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues—held a subcommittee hearing titled “Nicaragua’s Political Crisis: Ortega’s Assault on Democracy.” In July, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declared that Nicaragua would no longer ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) celebrated Senate passage of the Claiming Age Clarity Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Susan Collins (R-ME), to help Americans make better-informed decisions that help them live a more financially-secure retirement. Specifically, it would change language to make it clearer to Americans about the impact that claiming Social Security benefits at different ages would have o...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the expiration of funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, legislation Kaine helped pass that brought over 12.6 billion in federal funding to Virginia for over 900 specific infrastructure upgrades: “Virginians and Americans across the country deserve top-notch infrastructure, including roads, bridges, drinking and wastewater systems, and more. That’s why Democrats, Republicans, and the Biden ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,144,835 in federal funding to strengthen veteran suicide prevention efforts across Virginia. The funding will support eight community organizations that connect veterans and their families to mental health resources, outreach programs, suicide prevention services, and other critical support. The grants are being awarded through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which was cre...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the bipartisan Jimmy Lai Internet Freedom Act to assist the people of Hong Kong in circumventing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship and maintain access to a free and open internet. The bill is named in honor of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and publisher who was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Hong Kong court after being convicted under Beijing’s National Security Law. The legislat...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, applauded the Senate passage of the Making America’s Food Safer Act, bipartisan legislation he led alongside HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) to improve the safety of the U.S. food supply chain. The HELP Committee advanced this legislation in July. “No one should be in a grocery store aisle having to wonder whether the food i...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, along with Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), sent a letter raising concerns that the Trump Administration is using diplomatic, economic, and political pressure to deliberately weaken Brazil’s democratic institutions ahead of its October 4, 202...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 and former civil rights attorney, issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s final rule reinstating Title IX regulations from President Donald Trump’s first term: “Today’s Title IX final rule guts discrimination protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation, and will reimpose rules from the first Trump Administration that ma...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $529,133 in federal funding to help replace and improve a waterline in Wise County, ensuring residents have reliable access to clean, safe drinking water. “Every Virginian deserves dependable access to clean, safe drinking water,” said the senators. “We’re proud to help deliver these federal dollars to replace aging infrastructure in Wise County, improve reliable water service for residents, and support th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 33 of his Senate colleagues in a letter demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin halt the Department’s efforts to extend federal control over and undermine public trust in the 2026 midterm elections. The senators wrote to request information substantiating Mullin’s public claims about noncitizens who registered to vote, called on DHS to rescind new election-related conditions on Federal Emergency Manag...Continue Reading