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A pair of moderate Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would increase federal support for “clean coal” technology. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said their legislation is meant to provide a viable path forward for coal-fired electricity as the country moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Talking about adhering to an all-of-the-above energy strategy in America is easy — and there’s a lot of talk — but actually seeking...Continue Reading

Cuando decenas de miles de niños no acompañados comenzaron a llegar a la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos el verano pasado, sentí como si yo los conociera. Muchos de estos niños venían procedentes del norte de Honduras, donde trabajé como director de una escuela técnica jesuita hace 35 años. La semana pasada, regresé a Honduras a visitar mi escuela y volver a conectarme con los misioneros y los jóvenes que han jugado un pape...Continue Reading

El senador demócrata de Virginia, Tim Kaine, pidió más atención de EE.UU. a la región latinoamericana al concluir esta semana una visita a Colombia, México y Honduras. Al igual que Estados Unidos tiene relaciones con otros países de Europa, Oriente Medio, Rusia o China, su relación con los países del sur son “igualmente importantes”, anotó Kaine en una teleconferencia la tarde del lunes 23 de febrero. Pero con frec...Continue Reading

It's not quite the same thing, being a city councilman in Richmond when it  was the second deadliest city in nation, and trying to get a handle on the violence in Honduras, where murder rates are among the highest in the world. But, pausing for a moment to think about his return to the Honduran community where he worked with Jesuit missionaries at a technical school, Sen. Tim Kaine found some hopeful parallels from his days in Richmond city government, back in the 1990s. They come down to b...Continue Reading

A Congress accustomed to issuing steady denunciations of President Obama’s executive actions as unconstitutional — the separation of powers thing — finds itself in an unwanted place: The president has asked lawmakers for an Authorization for Use of Military Force against the so-called Islamic State, whose acts of barbarism seem to be designed to foment an apocalyptic religious war. Hawkish Republicans are not pleased with Obama’s request. Nor or many of his dovish fellow...Continue Reading

Después de 35 años, el senador demócrata por Virginia, Tim Kaine visita los lugares donde trabajó y enseñó como parte de su voluntariado social. Durante la visita de tres días al país centroamericano, Kaine estuvo acompañado de su colega, el senador republicano por Texas, John Cornyn. En años recientes hemos entrevistado y seguido la trayectoria del senador Kaine, como gobernador del estado de Virginia, como presidente del Com...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are putting major pressure on Federal regulators to move quickly to finalize and publish new safety regulations on oil trains.  The Office of Management and Budget is considering new proposed regulations from the Department of Transportation, but final regulations are not expected to be released until spring. The recent push comes after a massive train derailment in Mount Carbon, West Virginia that evacuated hundreds of families from their homes. ...Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that Virginia housing authorities have received more than $30.4 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program. The funds will allow local public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize public housing in Virginia by making large-scale improvements, such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems, or to...Continue Reading

Some things change. Some don’t. Some, though, get better, as Sen. Tim Kaine found when he swung by the small town of El Progreso, Honduras, as he and Sen John Cornyn, R-Texas, travel through Latin America to study regional security and economic issues. El Progresso was where Kaine, 35 years ago, took a break from law school to work with Jesuit missionaries at a technical school, teaching carpentry and welding. This week, after Ash Wednesday services at the Parquia de la Mercedes church he ...Continue Reading

EL PROGRESO, YORO.- 35 años después, Tim Kaine regresó al pueblo que le dio dirección a su vida, el lugar donde encontró las experiencias que necesitaba para inspirarse y seguir un sueño, y no duda en afirmar: El Progreso es el pedazo de América Latina que más amo. El senador estadounidense visitó la Perla del Ulúa como parte de una gira por Honduras en la que ha sostenido reuniones con funcionarios de gobierno, miembros de la...Continue Reading

Tim Kaine, when he was Virginia’s governor, was one of the first Democrats to back Barack Obama for his party’s presidential nomination over Hillary Clinton, the presumed nominee, in early 2008. There was even talk among the political chattering class that Kaine would be Obama’s running mate. After winning the White House, Obama tapped Kaine to serve as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. And in 2012, when Democrat Jim Webb stunned the party by choosing not to run fo...Continue Reading

If the president's decision to seek authorization for a battle America is already waging came six months too late, Congress's decision to leave town on vacation this week helps symbolize why. It is tempting to see President Barack Obama's request for permission to fight the Islamic State group as a partisan ploy in a city where the breakfast menu is a political document. But that discounts the deeper and more fraught question of who declares war for America. A few lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Kaine,...Continue Reading

ast week, President Barack Obama did something rare in modern America: He actually sought congressional authorization to wage war. In draft legislation, the president proposed “limited use” of the U.S. military against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for a period of no more than three years. The resolution even made the effort to emphasize its consistency with the War Powers Resolution of 1973. But the president was not just looking back to 1973. He was looking back to 2014....Continue Reading

Los senadores estadounidenses Tim Kaine y John Cornyn iniciarán este martes una visita de dos días en Honduras.Los senadores sostendrán reuniones con funcionarios de gobierno de Honduras, miembros de la sociedad civil y representantes de la empresa privada.El propósito de la visita es conocer la situación de Honduras en temas de migración, seguridad, pobreza y comercio.La llegada despierta el interés de las autoridades, que buscan apoyo para logra...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-VA, and Tim Kaine, D-VA, has announced that Virginia housing authorities have received more than $30.4 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program. The funds will allow local public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize public housing in Virginia by making large-scale improvements, such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to replace old p...Continue Reading

There was concern when Virginia elected Tim Kaine as senator that he would be a "yes man" for President Barack Obama. Kaine's stance on congressional authorization for use of force against the Islamic State may have relieved some of those worries. On Wednesday, Kaine applauded Obama's announcement that he would seek congressional authorization — a resolution Kaine introduced in September. Like Kaine, we were concerned about taking action against ISIS/ISIL without Congressional approval. ...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine, perhaps the most vocal advocate for the need for Congress to formally authorize the use of force against the Islamic State, is pleased to see President Barack Obama agree. Kaine has met with Obama and other administration officials over the past year to argue his case that the Constitution requires Congress authorize the use of force overseas. "I'm glad we are finally going to have the kind of debate the framers of the Constitution intended," he said, adding: "War is the most ser...Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday applauded President Barack Obama’s announcement that he would seek congressional authorization for the use of force against Islamic State militants. “We can now focus on having the proper debate and vote the American people and our service members deserve,” said Kaine, who had pushed for a formal authorization of war powers since summer. But Kaine also expressed concern with what he termed the “breadth and vagueness” o...Continue Reading