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  • — by Kenzie Finch
    Sen. Tim Kaine was awarded the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award Wednesday. The award was given for the work Kaine has done to ensure “the highest quality of service and quality of life for servicemembers.” Awarded by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, it’s the highest award the Secretary can bestow on a civilian outside of the Department of the Navy. In 2017, Kaine received a distinguished civilian award from Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning following his advocac...Continue Reading

  • — by Avery Davis
    Democrat Tim Kaine took to the Senate floor to advocate for a right he says is constitutional. The U.S. Virginia senator said birthright citizenship is a protected by the 14th Amendment of the constitution. Birthright citizenship automatically grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. regardless of their parents' citizenship status. President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to end that right on day one in office. “Anyone who wants to reverse or curtail birthright citizenship is acting d...Continue Reading

  • — by Samantha Becker
    Today, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,300,000 in federal funding to help aid in the clean-up efforts of outdoor recreation sites impacted by Hurricane Helene. The funding, made possible by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will be used to evaluate damages to 17 counties and 4 independent cities and develop plans to restore parks and trails across Southwest Virginia. Many outdoor recreation sites were severely damaged from the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. “...Continue Reading

  • WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Congressman Bob Good have introduced a bill concerning an emergency road for Wintergreen Resort. On Thursday, they submitted the bicameral legislation supporting the construction of an emergency road for Wintergreen residents. The resort in Nelson County currently has only one road in or out, which has led to concerns among the resort’s leadership and the people who live there, especially in the wake of highly destructive wildfire...Continue Reading

  • — by Adrienne Hoar McGibbon
    On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) introduced the Protect Our Essential Medicines Act, which would require the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of vital drugs whose supply could be vulnerable in the case of a future pandemic or epidemic. Kaine told VPM News he hoped the law would safeguard against future supply chain issues and protect Americans from drug shortages. “These drug shortages issues are becoming more and more frequent,” Kaine said. “They’re hard ...Continue Reading

  • — by Charlotte Rene Woods
    Southside Virginia resident Wendy Oliver’s body might be frail amid her struggle with Lupus — an autoimmune disease that has rendered her disabled — but her spirit is strong as she and her husband navigate accessing her pain medication amid national drug shortages.  “This (disease) is something I have to deal with, but I don’t need to deal with the uncertainty on whether I’m going to be able to acquire my medications,” she said. “That’s a stress that nobody should have to go through.” With Lupus...Continue Reading

  • — by Alyssa Ranker
    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday $1.45 millon in federal funding to address lead-based paint hazards in homes across Virginia. Lead-based paint was banned in 1978, however, more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it. Nearly 4 million of those homes have children under the age of 6 living in them. The paint is dangerous if it peeps, chips or is disturbed in any way. Even the dust from the paint poses a risk. The funding i...Continue Reading

  • — by Chris Graham
    A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing congressional leadership for a vote on disaster relief to assist those impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-Va., joined Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, both R-N.C., and Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both D-Ga., in sending a letter urging both chambers of Congress to bring a robust supplemental appropriations bill to the floor during the first week of December. From the letter: “As Senator...Continue Reading

  • — by Chris Graham
    We want people to have kids, we want people to work, but we don’t put nearly enough into childcare – where the folks who work in it are grossly underpaid, and the people who have to pay for it are left to their own devices. This is among the most obvious things that we get wrong, and have gotten wrong for years, decades. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal childcare assistance, funding for the childcare system has not met the needs of American families. T...Continue Reading

  • Washington — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., wants to see an increase in funding for child care support in the fiscal year 2025 federal funding bill. Kaine has joined 100 other lawmakers in seeking the increase in child care funding. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal child care assistance, funding for the child care system has not met the needs of American families,” Kaine and the 100 other lawmakers wrote in a letter to congressional leadership. “The ch...Continue Reading

  • washington — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., wants to see an increase in funding for child care support in the fiscal year 2025 federal funding bill. Kaine has joined 100 other lawmakers in seeking the increase in child care funding. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal child care assistance, funding for the child care system has not met the needs of American families,” Kaine and the 100 other lawmakers wrote in a letter to congressional leadership. “The ch...Continue Reading

  • — by Madie MacDonald
    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine applauded the unanimous Senate passage of a bill to help combat Alzheimer’s disease. The bill, also called the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize funding from across the country to help combat the disease and to preserve brain health. This follows the original BOLD Act, which was successfully signed into law in 2019. “Alzheimer’s disease has impacted millions of families, including my own,” Kaine said. “I’m g...Continue Reading

  • PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine applauded the unanimous Senate passage of a bill to help combat Alzheimer’s disease. The bill, also called the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize funding from across the country to help combat the disease and to preserve brain health. This follows the original BOLD Act, which was successfully signed into law in 2019. “Alzheimer’s disease has impacted millions of families, including my own,” Kaine said. “I’m g...Continue Reading

  • — by Pimm Dyar
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Even though Hurricanes Helene and Milton have come and gone, communities in Virginia are still grappling with the aftermath of the damages left behind. The hurricanes have disrupted the lives of many Virginians, forcing them to pause their everyday routines and focus on rebuilding what was lost. Last week, Senator Tim Kaine called on President Joe Biden to request additional funding to support Southwest Virginia and other affected communities across the state...Continue Reading

  • WASHINGTON (VR) – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Angus King (I-ME), and a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to release the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Visa Program allows U.S. employers to hire seasonal, non-immigrant workers during peak seasons to supplement the exi...Continue Reading

  • — by Seapower Staff
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in asking the Biden Administration to address funding shortfalls for submarine programs as they consider funding levels for Fiscal Year 2025. In two separate letters to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young and Dep...Continue Reading

  • — by Jay Hart
    WASHINGTON, DC (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) - Both of Virginia’s U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have joined Arizona’s Senator Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema as well as Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging continued action to address the critical IV fluid shortage affecting hospitals across the nation. This shortage, caused by the temporary closure of Baxter International’s manufacturing plant in North Carolina due to flooding fro...Continue Reading

  • — by Madie MacDonald
    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced a nearly $35.2 million federal fund on Thursday to replace lead pipes in Virginia. According to a release, an estimated $35,159,000 in federal funding will go towards identifying and replacing lead pipes in Virginia, and to create good-paying water infrastructure jobs. The funding comes after the Biden-Harris administration issued a rule for lead pipes across the country to be replaced within the next ten years. “Every Virginian ...Continue Reading

  • — by Mario Retrosi
    HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Virginia US Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced this morning that more $2.2 million dollars in federal funding will be earmarked for several education programs in the commonwealth, including Harrisonburg. According to a news release from both senators, $101,716 will go to Eastern Mennonite University to strengthen mental health services for college students, including increasing protective factors that promote mental health, as well as reducing risk fa...Continue Reading

  • — by Lila Reidy
    Wednesday, Sept. 18, Sen. Tim Kaine LL.D. ’06 of Virginia introduced legislation he believes will provide support for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses. The Survivor Outreach and Support on Campus Act mandates a trained and federally-funded sexual violence advocate position be put into place at every college and university. Kaine is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which reintroduced the bill, dedicating new amendments to securing a predetermi...Continue Reading