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"United States Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) said they penned a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Department of the Navy Acting Secretary Hung Cao on the impacts extended deployment has on families who have loved ones serving abroad on Tuesday. In the letter, the Sen. Warner and Sen. Kaine wrote: 'We write in response to growing public alarm related to the conditions of recent and ongoing military deployments. Combat deployments are always ch...Continue Reading

"U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announce $68,000,000 in federal grant funding to replace the Surry ferry, part of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry fleet. This funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program for Fiscal Year 2026, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped negotiate and pass. 'The Surry ferry has been carrying passengers and connecting communities across the James River for almo...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) spent the week sounding off on issues that cut close to home for Virginians, from reproductive rights and veterans' care to a Senate vote on Russia sanctions and the ninth anniversary of the Charlottesville attack. Virginia is home to one of the country's largest active-duty and veteran populations, and the state remains the only one in the South without a ban or heavy restriction on abortion since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022. Both issues were front and cent...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Monday that he intends to introduce a resolution under the War Powers Act to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from carrying out his threat to 'bomb the s**t out of Oman.' [...] Kaine said that Trump’s threat to attack Oman was evidence that the president is 'increasingly deranged in his one-man campaign to threaten and initiate wars all over the globe.' 'His threat to waste even more of our dwindling weapons on Oman—a country the United States has a strong dipl...Continue Reading

"A federal program to help safety-net hospitals needs to get back to its original focus: deep discounts on medications for facilities serving low-income and rural communities, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and a group of bipartisan allies say. [...] 'At a time when clinics and hospitals have been forced to close due to massive cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs, it’s critical that Congress acts to help providers and ensure Americans continue to have access to the care they need,' K...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says he is escalating his effort to end U.S. military involvement in Iran by using Congress' power over federal spending. Kaine said Congress has already passed a war powers resolution directing the president to end U.S. military action in Iran, but he argues the administration has failed to comply."

"U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced a sizeable federal grant to help law enforcement, court personnel, and victim services organizations support victims of sexual assault and their families. The fund will also enhance victim protection and safety, and combat violent crimes against women. The funding, directed to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), comes from the Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Viol...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced more than $5.2 million in federal grant funding to support Virginia sexual assault victims and curb violent crimes against women. The $5,285,635 funding package will assist law enforcement, court personnel and victim services organizations. 'We have a responsibility to stand with survivors, ensure they have access to the support and resources they need and hold perpetrators accountable,' Warner and Kaine said in a joint statement...Continue Reading

"After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug pricing program. [...] To strengthen the program, Kaine’s new bill would prescribe new annual reporting requirements for participants and give the Department of Health and Human Services auditing authority. [...] A pillar of the bill, Kaine said, is protecting up-front discounts for participating providers rather than the rebate model some of his colleagues and...Continue Reading

"Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner announced more that $1.7 million in federal funding to assist local law enforcement agencies in purchasing upgraded equipment, specialized training, and enhanced emergency response capabilities. [...] 'Keeping Virginians safe means ensuring the officers, investigators, first responders, and court personnel who serve our communities day in and day out have the training, technology, and equipment they need to do their jobs safely and effectively,' wrote Senators...Continue Reading

[...] "Kaine on boat strikes. Some of those killed in ongoing boat strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific are 'murder victims,' Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) wrote in a Monday letter to President Donald Trump. 'I ask that you closely examine the circumstances of these strikes, to ensure that you are personally aware of the extent to which the leadership of the Department of Defense has exceeded your July 2025 directive,' Kaine wrote."

"Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in a letter to the White House that the military has 'exceeded' the parameters of President Donald Trump’s orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels as a part of its counternarcotics operation. Kaine, who wrote to Trump that he had reviewed a so-called 'execute order' signed by the president, which includes targeting criteria for the boat strikes, said the strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean, which began last September, have likely 'killed individ...Continue Reading

"Senators met July 30 to pass important bipartisan legislation out of committee. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was a cosponsor on many pieces of legislation that were discussed, the biggest one being the desire to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and hand off major statutes to other agencies. Kaine, along with four other senators, came to an agreement of some core functional areas that should stay in the DOE and not be handed off to other agencies. 'W...Continue Reading

"In a boost for her nomination to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz has secured the support of Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who will vote on her nomination Thursday. 'We desperately need a confirmed CDC director,' Kaine told reporters Monday evening. 'I’m going to vote yes for at least five reasons: measles, screwworm, hantavirus, Ebola, and cyclosporiasis.' The Virginia Democrat added that Schwartz has the qualifications for the job and he was tryin...Continue Reading

"NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia about his continued opposition to the U.S. war with Iran."

"On July 24, 2026 Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding the pre-selected lists of targets in Iran used during the initial strikes of Operation Epic Fury."

"As gas prices continue to climb amid the conflict with Iran, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says Congress still has options to challenge U.S. involvement in the war after the Senate failed to advance legislation aimed at ending the military action. The Senate vote came shortly after the House approved a similar measure, but it ultimately fell short. Kaine said he is now focused on using Congress' power over federal spending to try to end U.S. involvement, arguing the military operation is unconstituti...Continue Reading

[...] "Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has been very vocal about his stance on the war. In a press meeting, he stated that the costs just do not add up, and there is likely to be harsh repercussions when it comes to finances. 'There is an additional cost component that I think I’ll acknowledge. Which is the damage to US infrastructure in the region. Secretary Hegseth acknowledged, as has the comptroller nominee, when he was before our committee last week, that the cost estimates they are giving us on...Continue Reading

"Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine made a visit to the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville July 9 as part of a tour through the state. The visit offered Kaine the opportunity to tour the museum and see upgrades made with $500,000 in federal funding he secured for it in the 2022 fiscal year. [...] Kaine led and helped pass the bipartisan legislation to commemorate the Moton Museum as a National Historic Site, in honor of its connection to the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ...Continue Reading

"Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is focusing on pushing through a proposal that would call on Congress to act on Social Security in order to prevent benefits cuts in the future.  [...] Senator Kaine said, in this case, it would be the ability to pay all benefits as they are supposed to be paid. He said if Congress does not act now, there could be dire consequences for those who rely on Social Security benefits."