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Sen. Tim Kaine dropped by Danville on Tuesday and met with local manufacturers to talk about the economy and tariffs. Kaine’s visit at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research was part of the Democratic senator’s stops at several localities this week in Virginia, including Wytheville, Richlands, Christiansburg and Verona. The meeting in Danville was closed to the press, with Kaine taking questions from reporters in the Institute’s lobby following the event. Kaine said he was using the Se...Continue Reading

A roundtable discussion played host to personal stories being delivered, as well as remarks from Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.  An influential program, named Re-Engagement Opportunities and Pathways to Employment Success, supports those in recovery. Reintegrating those with substance abuse history into society is an important goal for Senator Kaine. “The fact that they have a criminal record can get in their way of what we do at the federal level, what can we do at the state level to enable people...Continue Reading

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke with leaders at the Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board to hear about the success of their R.O.P.E.S. program. The acronym is short for Reengagement Opportunities and Pathways to Employment Success. It helps people recovering from addiction get back on their feet. “Our R.O.P.E.S. program serves individuals that have been impacted by substance use recovery and re-entry from the justice system,” said Rachel Patton, executive director for the organizat...Continue Reading

When the news broke in March 2013 that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected pope by the College of Cardinals in Rome, my heart soared. As a Catholic who worked with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras in 1980-81, the prospect of the first Latin American and first Jesuit assuming the papacy was like a beam of sunlight penetrating the church I love. And when he assumed the name Pope Francis, the first Pope to model after Saint Francis of Assisi, I knew his leadership would prove d...Continue Reading

The impact of President Trump's tariffs is being felt globally and locally, with Virginia businesses particularly affected. Senator Tim Kaine visited Danville to address these concerns and offer support to local businesses struggling with increased costs due to tariffs. Randy Beauchamp, site manager of Polynt Composites, said, "What we've seen generally is probably 15-20 percent more in our cost." He noted that while tariffs do not significantly affect their finished products, they create uncert...Continue Reading

For Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017 was a deeply meaningful experience.  “It was so striking,” Kaine told 8News. “I’m emotional thinking about it.” Kaine, a devout catholic himself, met Pope Francis after he gave his typical Wednesday address to those visiting the Vatican.  “What he does is he delivers a sermon and then they have about maybe 100 people in a rope line that are chosen, and he comes down and visits them,” Kaine said.  Kaine said he and Pope F...Continue Reading

Virginia's U.S. senators are seeking answers from top Trump administration officials, asserting that the "sudden and unexplained revocations" of Virginia college students' visas are causing "chaos." The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of at least two dozen international students or recent alumni at George Mason University, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia. Nationally, the administration has terminated the legal status of hundreds ...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine wrote to the Trump administration on Tuesday, demanding answers after international students in Virginia had their visas revoked, they say, without notice and for "vague, non-individualized reasons."  The senators claim that over 1,000 international students have had their visas revoked or records terminated across the country, including in Virginia.  The letter, addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem...Continue Reading

By launching a missile strike on Sumy on April 13 , the Russian Federation may have made a mistake. However, it was not an accident at all. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine made the statement during a briefing. He responded to US President Donald Trump's statement regarding the attack. "Donald Trump is right. It was a terrible mistake. But it was not an accident. The biggest mistake by Russia is that it should never have done this. Russia should not have attacked civilians on Palm Sunday," said Kain...Continue Reading

The United States would like to see a ceasefire in Ukraine on fair terms. However, Russia's actions show that it is not interested in this. As RBC-Ukraine reports , this was stated by US Democratic Senator Tim Kaine during a briefing in Kyiv. "The US would like a ceasefire on fair terms. Europe wants a ceasefire on fair terms. Ukraine deserves a ceasefire on fair terms," ??Kaine said. The senator noted that events, including yesterday's strike on Sumy, make him doubt the sincerity of Russia's in...Continue Reading

Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, including Sumy, are making American politicians doubt Russia's interest in a ceasefire. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine made this statement in Kyiv on April 14, a Radio Liberty correspondent reports. "I've looked at the recent actions on this issue, including by Russia, and it makes me skeptical of their behavior. I'm very interested in a ceasefire. The US would like that. Europe would like that. Ukraine deserves a ceasefire. Events, including yesterday’s strike...Continue Reading

American Democratic Senator and member of the Armed Services Committee Tim Kaine, during his visit to Kyiv, discussed the issue of the United States continuing military and humanitarian support to Ukraine. He said this at a briefing in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The senator recalled that he participated in the development of a bill to provide Ukraine with $61 billion in defense and additional humanitarian assistance a year ago, and in the summer the US will need to review the "nex...Continue Reading

US Senator Timothy Michael Kaine has arrived in Kyiv, the US Embassy in Ukraine has reported. "We are pleased to welcome Senator Tim Kaine to Kyiv today," the embassy said in a telegram on Monday. The message is accompanied by a photo of the senator's meeting at the Kyiv train station. Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is a member of the US Senate from Virginia since 2013, Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011. Translated from Ukrani...Continue Reading

Senator Tim Kaine succeeded in getting the Senate to approve a resolution to dissolve President Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada. But according to the president, the legislation's victory lap will be limited to the Senate. During his Senate floor remarks, Kaine explained President Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to get the authority to impose tariffs, and it was using that same act that Kaine was able to force the vote on legislation to undo it. IEEP...Continue Reading

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada passed through the Senate Wednesday night after four Republicans jumped to side with the Democrats in the final vote.  SJ-37 was first introduced in March, and Kaine took the floor yesterday prior to the final vote. He says after yesterday’s success in the Senate, they don’t plan to slow down. “This chaos is wrecking the world’s strongest economy. In addition to challenging the president on the Canadian t...Continue Reading

Opinions on President Trump's tariffs remain divided among local lawmakers. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine expressed his views on the tariffs, which target countries Trump has labeled as the worst offenders in trade relations with the United States. "I have supported tariffs in the past," said Kaine. "If a nation is engaging in a very unfair trade practice against the United States, the idea for a reciprocal tariff, well, we are going to do the same thing to you, then hopefully that will encourage...Continue Reading

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a measure from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to reject President Donald Trump's emergency rationale for tariffs against Canada. Four Republicans - Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; and Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined Democrats to pass the bill on a 51-48 vote. Senate Joint Resolution 37, which now goes to the House of Representatives, would end the national emergency Trump declared in order to justify tariffs on Canada. The pr...Continue Reading

Earlier this month marked 250 years since the Second Virginia Convention - a precursor to the Declaration of Independence and a gathering of minds that featured the timeless exhortation from Patrick Henry to "Give me liberty or give me death." The anniversary of this speech is one of many such anniversaries in the next year or so as we mark a quarter-millennium of American democracy and Virginia's role in it. But lately I've been thinking about one particular facet of Virginia’s history as an in...Continue Reading

Tim Kaine, a Democrat, represents Virginia in the U.S. Senate. President Donald Trump is abusing emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada that will raise prices for American families and alienate one of our closest allies - so I'm forcing a vote to challenge him. On Feb. 1, Trump announced that he was slapping a 10 percent tariff on energy imports from Canada and a 25 percent tariff on all other goods coming in from Canada. In response, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods - a...Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia’s junior Democratic senator, feels strongly that Canada doesn’t pose a national security threat to the United States — a contrast to President Donald Trump, who has threatened the Great White North with tariffs as retaliation for what he says are insufficient efforts at keeping drugs from coming across its border. “There’s no reason to treat an ally and neighbor and friend like they’re an enemy,” Kaine said Wednesday. In a Feb. 1 executive order, Trump announced pla...Continue Reading