Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on the Turkish offensive that has been launched in northern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops: “President Trump has left our allies at risk of being slaughtered and spurred massive additional instability in a conflict that desperately needs resolution. His abandonment of the Kurds in northern Syria imperils our gains in the fi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $4,849,792 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) through its Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) initiative for communities in the Appalachian region of Virginia. “We’re excited to support these investments to strengthen Virginia’s economy,” the Senators said. “This funding will help promote job growth, ...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C.— Senate Democrats, led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), today sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos demanding that the Department of Education take immediate action to rectify serious flaws in their management of the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (TEPSLF), after t...Continue Reading

~ Grants will expand high-speed internet access in Scott and Buchanan counties ~   WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $6 million in federal funding to expand broadband access in Southwest Virginia. The investments are expected to expand job and economic opportunities in a region where average household incomes continue to lag behind both the national average and other places in Virginia. “In the 21st&nbs...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria: “President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria’s border with Turkey and abandon the Kurds is a betrayal of a key partner in our fight against ISIS.  Now they are on their own — facing threats from the Syrian government, Turkey, ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Saudi state-sponsored murder of Virginia resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi: “One year after the Saudi government killed Jamal Khashoggi for exposing its human rights abuses, President Trump has failed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable and has undermined the very freedom of the press Jama...Continue Reading

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Pentagon report detailing rising suicide rates in the U.S. military: “I’m deeply saddened by the rise in suicide among our active duty military personnel. Military leadership must look at these disturbing statistics and determine what we can do to ensure that our troops and their families are receiving the support they need. We all need to wo...Continue Reading

New Grant Program Would Provide Millions for the Bay WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) introduced legislation to provide more resources to Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts. The Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) Act will create a new grant program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support habitat restoration in the Bay region. It is modeled after the Delaware River Basin Conservat...Continue Reading

~ Appalachian Regional Commission grant will help fund new sewer system in community that currently relies on expensive, aging onsite sewage disposal systems ~  WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that the County of Wise will receive $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to install a new sewer system outside Coeburn. “We are pleased to announce these funds to improve wastewater infrastructure in Wise County,” ...Continue Reading

~ Bill would permit the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund to receive tax deductible donations ~  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced legislation to provide financial relief to the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund to help Virginia Beach shooting victims get the financial assistance they need. The Virginia Beach Strong Act would ensure that any donations made to the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund o...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with U.S. Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) today secured Virginia’s inclusion in a pilot program by AgriLogic Consulting, a private company developing a Federal Yield-Based Industrial Hemp Crop Insurance Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “We are thrilled to have be...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Richard Blumenthal led a letter calling on the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Services to include a $100 million investment in the final, bipartisan appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2020 to boost public health data infrastructure. Their request comes as the nation’s public health system grapples with the ongoing outbreak ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump: “The House had no choice but to initiate a formal impeachment inquiry. When a member of President Trump’s own national security team takes the unprecedented step of filing an urgent and credible whistleblower complaint over the President’s improper behavior, it should set off alarm bells for every American. And when his Admin...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Today, Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Representative Susie Lee (NV-03), along with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), introduced legislation to invest in and support direct care workers. The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (H.R. 4397) invests in training and employment advancement opportunities for America’s direct care workers.   According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are reopening applications for the position of U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia to succeed U.S. District Judge Glen E. Conrad, who assumed senior status in December 2017. An independent panel of lawyers assembled by the Senators will review applications and interview qualified individuals. The Senators will then use those recommendations as they consider potential nominees to recommend to President Trump. Th...Continue Reading

Watch here: https://timkaine.box.com/s/k44lwb2vqe6v3u8i8wsqou28eh4fr012  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in an interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, condemned the Trump Administration for belligerent rhetoric that risks leading the United States towards an unnecessary war with Iran to protect Saudi Arabian oil. In the interview, Kaine said if the President were to take unauthorized military act...Continue Reading

The Prevent Evictions Act is Supported by Matthew Desmond, Author of Pulitzer Prize Winning Book Evicted WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced legislation with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to address the eviction crisis. The Prevent Evictions Act – which is backed by Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book Evicted – would support cost-effective solutions to keep families in their homes, including through landlord-...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today applauded $284,142 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to boost innovation and skills training in the Town of Pulaski, and to provide direct technical assistance for initiatives that help develop local economies and infrastructures in Virginia’s 25 Appalachian counties and eight Appalachian cities.  “As our economy continues to evolve, we need to make su...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,259,670.65 in federal funding for fire safety across Virginia. The funding will be awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs. “We’re pleased to announce funding to help fire departments across Virginia improve operations and safety as well as hire, recruit, and ret...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Doug Jones (D-AL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Bob Casey (D-PA) wrote to House and Senate leadership advocating for the inclusion of a permanent fix for miners’ health care and pensions in the short-term spending package that is currently being negotiated to keep the government open after September 30th, 2019. “In July, we were alarmed to learn that 1,200 retired coal...Continue Reading