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Ahead of President Obama’s national address tonight, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is urging the White House to come to Congress before extending its bombing campaign against the Islamic State. The president and most congressional leaders don’t want rank and file lawmakers to weigh in on the U-S response to the Islamic State. But when it comes to conducting more U-S airstrikes in Iraq and possibly Syria, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine says even in the midst of campaign...Continue Reading

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, visited Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain. Kaine is leading a Congressional delegation to North Africa and Spain, including Representatives Loretta Sanchez (CA), Congressmen Adam Schiff (CA), Albio Sires (NJ), Juan Vargas (CA) and Pedro Pierluisi (PR).??During the visit, the delegation observed a joint U.S.-Spanish militar...Continue Reading

GWEN IFILL: The U.S. military has been conducting limited airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq for four weeks, without congressional approval. New polls out today found a majority of Americans believe it’s time to ratchet up the assault. A survey by The Washington Post and ABC News reported 71 percent of those polled now support expanding airstrikes in Iraq. In addition, 65 percent back striking Islamic State bases inside Syria. A CNN survey showed similar results. The adminis...Continue Reading

One of President Obama's top congressional allies on Tuesday implored him to seek House and Senate approval for a prolonged military campaign against the Islamic State, and criticized lawmakers who don't agree that the issue should be debated with elections fast approaching. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who as Virginia governor was one of the first major Democratic elected officials to endorse Obama's 2008 for president, said he disagrees with the president, lawmakers and foreign policy experts who b...Continue Reading

What if I told you there is a way to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, help American businesses find customers abroad, and do it at no cost to the American taxpayer? It might sound too good to be true, but there is a little-known agency called the Export-Import Bank that is doing just that and turning a profit of billions of dollars each year. The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank is one of the most important tools that U.S. companies have to boost exports to customers abroad who want high-quality ...Continue Reading

What if I told you there is a way to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, help American businesses find customers abroad and do it at no cost to the American taxpayer? It might sound too good to be true, but there is a little-known agency called the Export-Import Bank that is doing just that and turning a profit of billions of dollars each year. The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank is one of the most important tools that U.S. companies have to boost exports to customers abroad who want high-quality p...Continue Reading

While the Obama administration appears reluctant to acknowledge the Islamic State’s barbarous intentions — and thus cannot decide whether to eliminate the Islamist aggressors or merely “manage” them — Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-10th, suffers from no such uncertainty. “This isn’t going away,” the veteran congressman told The Winchester Star on Thursday. “And with each week, it’s getting worse ... They’re gaining.” True to the firs...Continue Reading

When Congress resumes work Monday, the weightiest debate it needs to have might not occur, at least before it breaks again for mid-term elections: Should Congress authorize continued use of military force against ISIS in Iraq — and possibly extend the action into Syria? Of course, President Obama has not asked yet, despite bipartisan calls to explain his objectives since first ordering U.S. airstrikes in Iraq last month against the self-described Islamic State, a well-armed, well-funded te...Continue Reading

We’re all familiar with the narrative: the U.S. trails its competitors in its overall level of STEM proficiency due, according to most, to disinterest in STEM. What’s more, a 2013 Brookings Institution study finds that 20 percent of current jobs require a “high level of knowledge” in at least one of the STEM fields – suggesting familiarity with STEM touches more areas of the economy than we would normally believe. The bottom line is that all industries incorporate s...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Without any hesitation, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th, acknowledged that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — now just Islamic State — poses the greatest threat to Americans since Sept. 11, 2001. And next week, he’s introducing legislation that would authorize the use of military might against ISIS and other terrorist organizations. Wolf’s not alone in pressing for action. Virginia’s two U.S. senators, Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Ka...Continue Reading

Virginia's U.S. senators asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to come up with a clear strategy on the ISIL terrorist group in light of two recent executions of U.S. journalists. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Near Eastern, South and Central Asian Affairs, issued his remarks from a mission in Morroco. "My prayers go out to the family and friends of Steven Sotloff. His murder was a barbaric act by members of ISIL who yet again proved that wha...Continue Reading

A recent Congressional Budget Office report estimates the Export-Import Bank could generate $14 billion in revenue for taxpayers over 10 years. One caveat: The bank first must survive a surge of populist rage against “crony capitalism” that threatens to shut it down. Delivering fuel to the rage is an equally credible source: the CBO, which estimates the Export-Import Bank could cost U.S. taxpayers $2 billion over the same period, fiscal years 2015-2024. Yes, numbers can lie, or rathe...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Wednesday repeated his calls for President Obama to come to Congress with a strategy to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), after the terrorist group's "barbaric" murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff. "This tragedy reinforces what I have long said — that this Administration should come to Congress with clear objectives and scope of mission to combat the ISIL threat, and Congress should immediately debate an authorization to use milit...Continue Reading

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In condemning the killing of Steven Sotloff, today President Obama said the U.S. will not be intimidated. Our reach is long, the president warned, and justice will be served. There are those who argue that any military strikes against the Islamic State should be authorized explicitly by Congress. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has been outspoken in favor of that. We reached him today in Morocco where he's leading a congressional delegation. And I asked him if the b...Continue Reading

The most recent Defense Department budget envisions a smaller, lighter force serving the country in the years to come. That makes sound financial sense for a federal government swimming in debt, but it illuminates the rocky road traveled by veterans as they transition to civilian life. The skills sought by employers are oftentimes the same valued by the armed forces, such as critical thinking, reliability, technological know-how, leadership ability and a strong work ethic. Yet unemployment among...Continue Reading

PORTSMOUTH Va. - Often referred to as the jewel of Hampton Roads, the Norfolk District put Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area on display through a partnership of port, state and corps officials for Sen. Tim Kaine Thursday. Kaine, who is on a two-week tour throughout Virginia, saw and heard firsthand how vital the facility’s continued use and expansion is to the economy of the nation. “Expanding Craney Island will be a huge boost to the Virginia economy and the national ec...Continue Reading

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Both Virginia Senators were in Hampton Roads on Thursday. 10 On Your Side was there when Tim Kaine and Mark Warner spoke at the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Forum in downtown Norfolk. They talked a lot about how the decisions being made in Washington, D.C. have a direct impact on our local economy. After the event, the senators talked to WAVY.com about the events in Syria and Iraq. “A crisp definition of the mission by the president and the administration i...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine thinks the Obama administration can make a good case for U.S. military action to stop the surge of ISIL in Iraq. But the president needs to make it, and not just to the American people but to Congress. The Virginia Democrat stopped in downtown Newport News Wednesday to visit The Apprentice School atNewport News Shipbuilding. Chatting with reporters after his tour, talk turned to the well-funded al-Qaidasplinter group now seen as a ...Continue Reading

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Senator Tim Kaine is joining a growing number of lawmakers calling on a vote on U.S. military action against ISIS. On Wednesday, 10 On Your Side spoke with him while he was in Hampton Roads to get his reaction to the latest developments in Iraq and Syria. Continuing his two-week tour of the Commonwealth, Senator Kaine made his rounds at the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School. His goal was to discuss the importance of the programs they offer as an alterna...Continue Reading

NEWPORT NEWS—An important part of the Hampton Roads economy rests on the shoulders of shipyard workers, and Sen. Tim Kaine says the government should make it easier for more people to get their hands dirty. He didn't hear any argument Wednesday during a tour of The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, which trains workers to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines that form the backbone of the U.S. Navy fleet. The stop was part of a two-week swing through Virginia...Continue Reading