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Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine made an extended visit to the Higher Horizons youth development program in the Bailey’s Crossroads section of Greater Falls Church Friday morning, and found a staff expressing deep concerns about the impact that the Trump administration is having on their ability to tend to the needs of the nation’s youngest and most vulnerable populations. Kaine, who stressed in comments to the News-Press during the visit that he and his congressional colleagues are likewise co...Continue Reading

In the wake of the fatal Washington, D.C., collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and an airplane, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with other Democratic lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia, want assurance that leaders at the Federal Aviation Administration will notify Congress if billionaire Elon Musk directs the agency to take any steps that could impact aviation safety. In a letter sent Monday to Chris Rocheleau, acting administrator of the FAA, the lawmakers point to Musk’s Feb...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has introduced legislation, known as the JOBS Act, that would allow students who qualify for Pell Grants to use the federal money toward vocational school. The “Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act” (JOBS) is sponsored has bipartisan support and would provide students access to education they previously would not have had access to before. Currently, Pell Grants offered by the government are only applicable for students attending two-year and four-year co...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with community leaders Monday morning at Health Brigade, formerly Fan Free Clinic, for a roundtable discussion on their concerns about President Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders. Local leaders, including Mayor Danny Avula, Health Brigade Executive Director Karen Legato and nonprofit organization executives supporting underserved communities, shared their concerns. They discussed the potential closure of the Medicaid portal, the negative impact on homeless ...Continue Reading

President Donald Trump has called for an energy emergency and said that the United States is far too “inadequate” to meet the nation’s needs, blaming policies of the previous administration that he said drove the emergency to happen. However, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said he believes Trump is doing everything he can to attack renewable energy projects by pausing the expenditure of funds available, and he said the U.S. is already doing a good job with energy production. ”The U.S. is producing more ...Continue Reading

One Virginia lawmaker is fighting back against President Donald Trump's attempt to reduce the federal work force, an effort the White House has framed as "restoring accountability." Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) is urging those workers to resist what he called "Trump's sham buyout offer." Kaine is promising to do everything in his power to prevent the Trump Administration from gutting the nonpartisan civil service. "It's a challenging time. There's 140,000, give or take, federal employees in Virgi...Continue Reading

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released a statement in reference to President Donald Trump signing an order to impose new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. “Virginians want lower prices, not higher ones, and the last thing we need are new, senseless taxes on imports from America’s three largest trading partners,” said Kaine. “During President Trump’s first term, his trade wars hit Virginia hard. Our farmers and foresters were especially affected, but everyone suffered. Everyone, t...Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine has filed legislation seeking to reauthorize funding for programs aimed at combatting burnout and improving mental health among the nation’s health care workers. The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, named after an emergency room doctor and Charlottesville native who died by suicide in 2020 after treating patients at a Manhattan hospital at the height of the pandemic, would provide millions of federal dollars each year for awareness campaigns and programs i...Continue Reading

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded a controversial memo issued Monday that froze spending on more than $3 trillion in federal financial assistance, including grants and loans backing economic development and infrastructure projects across the nation. In the two-sentence memo issued Wednesday, Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of  Management and Budget, wrote: “OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President’s Executive O...Continue Reading

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Morning News to discuss his bipartisan effort to reauthorize funding for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, named in honor of a Charlottesville native and emergency physician who died by suicide during the early days of COVID-19. “She worried that if she sought mental health assistance, it would cost her professionally,” Kaine said. “In her honor, her sister Jennifer and brother-in-law Corey started a foundation really focused upon healing our ...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and two other Democratic senators proposed legislation that will fight against President Donald Trump's promised upcoming tax increases on imported goods through the use of tariffs. Along with Kaine, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden introduced the "Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act" that aims to prevent rising prices for American consumers. Trump has promised a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico imports and a 10% tariff on Ch...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) grilled Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, over a budget proposal created at the think tank where he worked, during Wednesday’s Senate Budget confirmation hearing. “It was 104 pages of details to end ‘woke and weaponized government,’ and it proposes deep cuts to the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program),” Kaine stated. “Is providing nutrition assistance to low-income kids ‘woke and weaponized?'” he...Continue Reading

On day one, President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. American history, but Virginia's U.S. Senators are still unclear of how the plan will impact undocumented immigrants in the Commonwealth and beyond.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has long prioritized immigrants with criminal records.  However, Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has said he anticipates collateral arrests as a part of their new plan. This means, undocumented i...Continue Reading

Nearly $11 million from the federal government is being given to the Virginia Department of Energy to install 392 EV chargers across the state. Virginia U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner made the announcement Monday. “I definitely think it’s going to create excitement across the state," said Joel Morales. Morales is the new car sales manager at Banister Nissan in Norfolk. He believes having more chargers could help encourage people to get an electric vehicle. "Some of the hesitancy that’s ...Continue Reading

Senator Tim Kaine is entering his 13th year in Congress. He spoke with WMRA's Randi B. Hagi about his priorities under a Republican trifecta. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said his priorities for 2025 include "offense" projects that have bipartisan support, and one big piece of legislation he hopes to defend from being cut by Republicans. First on the agenda? TIM KAINE: Childcare, I just hear from parents and childcare providers, but also employers all the time that if we could have more affordable,...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced on Tuesday over $46 million in federal funding to support disaster recovery following Hurricane Helene. According to a release, the money comes from a disaster relief package recently passed to keep the government funded. The funding, which will be allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant, will help to provide flexible funding in order to restore public infrastructure, homes and bu...Continue Reading