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"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."

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., toured the downtown YMCA of Central Virginia on Wednesday to celebrate the location's receipt of more than $1.4 million in federal funding for accessibility improvements. The YMCA is raising money for a major renovation of the downtown location, which will be renamed the Schewel-Clark Family YMCA when it is completed. The current downtown facility, on Church Street, was built in 1956. The YMCA was awarded $1,423,000 through a Congressionally Designated Spending (CDS)...Continue Reading

"Senator Kaine was technically at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville to check on some HVAC repairs he’d secured federal funding for. About 95 degrees and sunny outside, thankfully it was up and running inside. [...] The museum is inside Robert Russa Moton High School, considered the student birthplace of America's Civil Rights Movement. It's devoted to the legacy of Massive Resistance, the years-long effort by some Virginia localities to close their school systems entirely rather than in...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine stopped in Staunton on Tuesday, July 7, to ask the city and area leaders what they were doing to improve access to housing. The gathering at Staunton City Hall included members of the city council, city staff, the Valley Community Services Board, the Staunton Redevelopment and Housing Authority and several area nonprofits, including Habitat for Humanity and Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta."

"US Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) visited the Lynchburg YMCA Wednesday to announce a $1.4 million federal grant aimed at improving the facility’s ADA compliance for its more than 21,000 members. The grant was secured through congressionally-directed spending, or CDS. Kaine, who is not on the appropriations committee, said he worked alongside US Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) to convince appropriators to approve the funding. 'This is exactly the kind of thing that would be a worthy investment,' Kaine said. 'You...Continue Reading

"Senator Tim Kaine visited Buena Vista for a roundtable discussion on economic development at the Virginia Innovation Accelerator on Wednesday. With this, entrepreneurs with great ideas can get help nurturing their vision with this new resource. Sen. Kaine says its a key step in helping local communities flourish."

"The Staunton government met with Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday to strategize about city housing. Strides have been made in the local housing picture. Staunton Mayor Michele Edwards can point to expediting home construction by allowing home building on smaller lots and modifying parking requirements for developers. Staunton has also established a housing commission. But Kaine, D-Va., offered sobering concerns to city leaders about federal housing funding. The senator’s anxiety centers ...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $76,095,720 in federal grant funding for four transportation infrastructure projects that will expand passenger rail, reduce traffic congestion, and strengthen infrastructure across Virginia. 'From passenger rail services to roads and waterways, countless travelers and goods move through the Commonwealth every day, and Virginia commuters and businesses deserve infrastructure that can keep up,' said the senators. 'We’re proud to have ...Continue Reading

"U.S. Senator Tim Kaine visited the Shenandoah Valley on Tuesday to highlight federal investments supporting higher education, workforce development, and affordable housing.  Kaine began the day at Eastern Mennonite University, where he celebrated $1.3 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) that he secured to expand the university’s STEM and nursing education programs. The funding is intended to strengthen educational opportunities and prepare students for careers in...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine visited Sinclair Health Clinic, formerly known as the Free Medical Clinic of Northern Shenandoah Valley, as part of a tour through Virginia this week. He also visited the clinic’s future facility, which is an ongoing project. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. SEN. TIM KAINE: I noticed the sign down at the pharmacy, which you would never see in a traditional medical office, we do not accept bills higher than twenty dollars. That shows that their charges are very affordable. Sen. Tim Kain...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) visited the nonprofit Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester on Monday afternoon, part of four days of stops across the state to celebrate federal funding he helped secure for various community projects. Sinclair Health Clinic, currently located on the Our Health campus on North Cameron Street, provides comprehensive primary care to uninsured or under-insured patients in the region. It receives funding from private contributions, partnerships with local organizations li...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., spent Tuesday morning at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, touring the campus to see how $1.39 million in Community Directed Spending from Congress that he helped secure for the school’s STEM and nursing programs will be put to use. During his visit to Shenandoah Valley, Kaine met with EMU president Shannon Dycus, Harrisonburg mayor Deanna Reed and other EMU leaders as well as Bridgewater College president David Bushman, and Blue Ridge Community College p...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., visited the Shenandoah Valley on Tuesday, highlighting several federal investments in education, workforce development and housing affordability. Kaine’s first stop was Eastern Mennonite University, where he celebrated $1.3 million in federal community direct spending secured to expand the school’s STEM and nursing programs. 'These kinds of investments, they sort of sell themselves. I mean, Mark [Warner] and I can advocate, but the reason this grant is here is because Eas...Continue Reading

"As part of a week-long tour to celebrate federal funding for community projects, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., spent over an hour visiting LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services in Leesburg on July 6. During a roundtable meeting, Kaine listened to LAWS CEO Samantha Clarke and several LAWS staff and board members describe plans for a new $11.6 million, three-level shelter and community center in Leesburg. The center is expected to break ground this fall. Clarke thanked Kaine for his su...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Monday visited LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services in Leesburg to see plans for the organization’s new building, funded in part by a federal grant supported by Kaine and former Rep. Jennifer Wexton in fiscal year 2024, and to hear about the trends frontline workers are seeing each day. Construction on the organization’s new shelter is expected to begin this fall. The $11.6 million project is expected to include a three-story building with community servic...Continue Reading

"U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced over $76 million in federal grant funding for four transportation projects that will expand passenger rail, reduce traffic congestion and strengthen infrastructure across Virginia. The funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program. 'From passenger rail services to roads and waterways, countless travelers and goods move through the Commonwe...Continue Reading

"We’ve all heard the story of the drafting of the Declaration of Independence — and as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we’ll surely hear it again. Virginians should be equally inspired by what was happening a few hundred miles south in Williamsburg that same year. It’s a story that can tell us a lot about where the commonwealth has been, where we are now, and where we’re going as we mark a quarter-millennium of our country. In that summer of 1776, as the Second Continental Congress in Phi...Continue Reading

"The U.S. Congress expects that a new aid package for Ukraine could be approved by the end of the calendar year. These words were spoken during a press conference in Odesa on June 30 by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, answering a question from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. [...] According to him, the defense policy bill already provides strong sanctioned support for further defense aid to Ukraine. The Senate is currently working on budget alignment, and, based on past experience, budget bills are...Continue Reading

"Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that following a string of high-level officers exiting the military during the second Trump administration, guardrails on Pentagon firings could see bipartisan support in Congress. The departure of some senior military officers in recent months has sparked questions about changes at the Pentagon. Retired Admiral Bill McRaven, known for commanding the raid to take out Osama bin Laden, wrote in The Atlantic last week that Defense Secretary Pete He...Continue Reading