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"Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced legislation he says would increase maternal vaccination rates for common illnesses, including influenza, HPV and pneumonia, while addressing disparities and supporting maternal health. Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the Maternal Vaccinations Act is aimed at reducing maternal mortality and improving care during pregnancy and postpartum. Kaine’s office said more than 80 percent of deaths during pregnancy, child...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is speaking out against U.S. involvement in the war in Iran, calling the conflict illegal and unnecessary. Kaine said Congress and the public are being left in the dark, criticizing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for not holding public hearings on the issue. He said Americans deserve answers about the administration’s decisions and strategy."

"The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation this week will honor House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, Deputy United States Trade Representative Rick Switzer, and Senator Tim Kaine at its annual dinner on March 18. 'This year’s awardees are true champions of U.S. industry. They have stood up for American companies, fought against discriminatory policies abroad, and helped shape the landscape to enable the United States to compete internationally and support American jobs...Continue Reading

"As the USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete for repairs after a fire broke out last Thursday in its laundry vent system, there’s concern for the mental and physical health of its crew, and concerns it could face a longer maintenance period once returns from its extended deployment. [...] Kaine, whose War Powers Resolution was defeated in the Senate, said Operation Epic Fury, which he calls an illegal war, is the product of poor planning that could disrupt mainte...Continue Reading

"A bill by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) would allow more flexibility for military families who use TRICARE when shopping for drugs. The bill would allow local pharmacies to fill prescriptions for non-generic drugs, which is not allowed under the current rules for the military health insurance, Kaine said. 'Many community pharmacies have left the TRICARE network because they were losing money on TRICARE transactions,' he said. Under the current rules, patients can have their p...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced new bipartisan legislation they say would improve access to prescription medications for active-duty servicemembers and their families. Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the Rx Access, Choice, Cost Equity, and Supply Stability Act known as the Rx ACCESS Act would require independent pharmacies participating in the TRICARE program to be 'fairly reimbursed,' to ensure TRICARE benefici...Continue Reading

[...] "Virginia’s U.S. senators and Vindman’s Democratic Party mates, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, also had harsh words for the Trump administration. Kaine spoke Thursday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, urging an end to what he sees as an illegal, unnecessary war with Iran. As he has done regarding other military actions, the senator and some of his colleagues have filed war powers resolutions against the conflict. 'America has been at war with Iran for 12 days,' Kaine said at the he...Continue Reading

"As the governor of Virginia during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Tim Kaine attended more deployments, homecomings and funerals of his constituents than he cared to count, traveling to the Middle East to visit the troops and sitting with their families as they worried about or mourned loved ones serving overseas. So after he was elected to represent the state in the Senate in 2012, he arrived in Washington fixated on reasserting Congress’s role in decisions about using military force abroad,...Continue Reading

"The 1974 statute used by President Trump to replace some of the tariffs recently overturned by the Supreme Court was intended to address currency issues that are no longer relevant, according to Senate Democrats who are backing a new bill to repeal the law. The 'Reclaim Trade Powers Act,' led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senate Finance trade subcommitteeranking member Raphael Warnock (D-GA), would strike Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, anauthority that allows the president to impose tarif...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine is renewing his push to end U.S. hostilities against Iran, calling President Donald Trump’s war 'illegal' and 'unnecessary' during remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, said the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and argued Trump has acted unilaterally. 'We’re at war because of the unilateral actions of one man who has grown very confident that Congress will not challenge his...Continue Reading

"Following the October opening of the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center in Woodbridge, the county is having preliminary discussions with its federal and state delegations for a similar facility to serve the county’s western end, local officials shared on Monday. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va. 7th District, were both on hand Monday at the behavioral health care facility for a private tour and roundtable involving robust discussion with county leaders. [...]...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is tying President Donald Trump’s expanding conflict with Iran to pocketbook pain at home as he and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) push new legislation to roll back the president’s latest tariffs. On a call with Virginia reporters Monday, Kaine again called Trump’s campaign against Iran 'illegal and an absolutely horrible idea,' arguing the White House has never secured authorization from Congress or made a clear public case for the war. He said the decision to tear up the Ira...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., won’t be voting for the SAVE Act. [...] The bill would require potential voters to prove their citizenship before registering to cast ballots. [...] 'It will not pass. The Senate rules require for legislation that’s not primarily budgetary in nature to get… It needs 60 votes. And it won’t get 60 votes,' Kaine said. Kaine said there’s a major problem with the bill. 'My primary problem with the SAVE Act is that it is estimated that it could make it extremely difficult for o...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) slammed President Trump for referring to the war in Iran as an 'excursion' on Monday. 'You can’t watch that and feel that that way of characterizing this is [not] deeply disrespectful,' Kaine told host Kaitlan Collins on CNN’s 'The Source,' after watching the dignified transfer of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. [...] Democrats on Capitol Hill have largely criticized the war. Kaine was joined on CNN Monday by Democratic Sens. Tammy Baldwin...Continue Reading

"After President Donald Trump announced he was firing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner (Both D-Va.) both told 8News they were in favor of the decision. On Thursday, March 5, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had fired Noem. He also shared that she would be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, effective March 31. [...] The political move comes more than a year after seven Democratic senator...Continue Reading

"In a 53 to 47 vote, the U.S. Senate shut down a War Powers Resolution introduced by Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine that would limit military action against Iran. Kaine said he introduced the resolution after attending a classified briefing on U.S. military operations in Iran, which he said provided no justification for continued action. 'This is a dumb war. I mean, have we really learned nothing?' Kaine said. The resolution is intended to prevent what Kaine described as another prolonged co...Continue Reading

"Kaine, a Democrat, said he will move a war powers resolution designed to restrict Trump’s ability to use military force in Iran without congressional authorization. The vote, he told reporters, is most likely Tuesday but could slip to Wednesday. Even if it fails, Kaine argues the act of voting can still matter: it can pressure the administration to change course, narrow the operation, or provide more information to the public about what is being done in Americans’ name. Kaine’s resolution faces...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia sharply questioned Pentagon leadership Tuesday over recent U.S. military actions in Iran and Venezuela, as the Senate prepares to vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at limiting further involvement in Iran. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Kaine pressed Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on whether U.S. actions, including reported operations targeting foreign leadership, amounted to regime change. Colby declined to ...Continue Reading

"Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine recently-introduced War Powers Resolution heads to a vote on Wednesday amid rising tension across the Middle East. This resolution was initially introduced on Jan. 29 and it faces an expedited timeline. It currently is co-sponsored by 23 Democratic senators and one Republican senator. Kaine, a Democrat who sits on the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, has been vocal regarding his opposition to war with Iran. He's called President Donald Trump's orde...Continue Reading