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Sen. Tim Kaine has filed legislation that would restrict military action against Iran, possibly forcing a vote on the issue as President Donald Trump weighs strikes against Tehran. The latest: The bipartisan war powers resolution — which the Virginia Democrat co-sponsored with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — was filed Thursday, according to the Congressional Record, although the full text of the legislation wasn’t immediately available. Its introduction allows the sponsors to try to force a vote in th...Continue Reading

"Health issues will be the driver this year in Congress," U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, stated during a roundtable meeting Thursday in Culpeper. And it was a topic for serious discussion among leaders from the PATH and Culpeper Wellness Foundation, Encompass Community Supports, Rappahannock Goodwill, Culpeper Human Services and the Free Clinic, all concerned about more loss of coverage for the un and under-insured. They gathered with hospital officials in the boardroom at UVA Health Culpeper ...Continue Reading

The federal government could be heading toward a partial shutdown this weekend, as Senate Democrats — including Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine — refuse to support pending government funding for homeland security without significant reform of immigration and border patrol enforcement tactics that have resulted in the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minnesota. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that Democrats would support five of the funding bills that the...Continue Reading