Press Releases
Kaine Statement on Meeting with Afghanistan President Karzai
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who will serve on the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of senators for a meeting with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan today. "Today's meeting with President Karzai offered an opportunity to discuss important issues facing our two countries," said Senator Kaine. "I was most interested in our discussion of plans for 2014, when the Afghan people will … Continue Reading
January 08, 2013
Kaine Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona
Richmond, VA - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona. "Today we remember and pay tribute to those lost in the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona on January 8, 2011. Both the horror, as well as the heroism, of that day will never be forgotten. Our Commonwealth knows too well the pain of senseless gun violence. Today's anniversary, along with the recent tragedies in Connecticut and Colorado, serve as tragic … Continue Reading
January 07, 2013
Kaine Statement on Hagel Nomination to Secretary of Defense
Richmond, VA - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as the next United States Secretary of Defense. "As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I look forward to considering President Obama's nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense. Hagel is a decorated war hero with a strong record of bipartisanship on foreign policy and defense issues. I will do all I can to … Continue Reading
