Press Releases
Members Of Virginia Delegation Urge Treasury To Provide The Commonwealth Flexibility To Use Federal COVID-19 Funds, Help Prevent Budget Cuts To Vital Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as Representatives Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, A. Donald McEachin, Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger, and Jennifer Wexton sent a letter urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide Virginia maximum flexibility to use funding from the coronavirus economic relief package to help address budget shortfalls and prevent harmful budget cuts to services vital to addressing the economic and health … Continue Reading
April 06, 2020
Kaine Statement On Secretary Modly’s Speech Aboard The USS Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's reported speech aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt: "Based on the transcript I've read, Secretary Modly's comments were completely inappropriate and beneath the office of the Secretary of the Navy. It's deeply disappointing that he would deliver a speech on board a U.S. aircraft carrier suggesting that Captain Crozier might be 'stupid' and bashing the media for trying to … Continue Reading
April 03, 2020
Kaine, Colleagues To Introduce Legislative Fix To Make Older Children And Adult Dependents Eligible For COVID-19 Relief Payments
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Tina Smith and 13 of their Democratic colleagues to announce plans to introduce a legislative fix that would make dependents 17 and older count toward what a family gets in direct payments from the bipartisan coronavirus relief package signed into law last week. "Virginians know the coronavirus pandemic is not just a health emergency, it's an economic emergency too," Kaine said. "These rebates were meant to help low- and middle- income … Continue Reading
April 02, 2020
Warner & Kaine Statements On Virginia’s Major Disaster Declaration For COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statements after the President granted a Major Disaster Declaration to help Virginia respond to COVID-19, allowing FEMA to provide emergency protective measures to the Commonwealth at a 75% federal cost share for eligible assistance like medical care; purchase and distribution of food, water, and medicine; and Emergency Operation Center (EOC)-related costs: "This disaster declaration will trigger important … Continue Reading
April 02, 2020
Warner & Kaine Renew Push To Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
The current public health emergency will exacerbate a longstanding "homework gap" without immediate action by Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined 33 of their colleagues in a letter to House and Senate leadership requesting robust funding for all K-12 students to have adequate home internet connectivity given school closures due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Senators expressed their disappointment with the lack of such funding in the … Continue Reading
April 02, 2020
Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $52 Million For Virginia Housing Assistance In Midst Of The Coronavirus Crisis
Funding will help support housing for individuals with low- and moderate-incomes, as well as people experiencing homelessness and those living with HIV/AIDS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $52,292,406 in federal funding to support access to safe and affordable housing throughout Virginia. The funding is part of the first allocation of grants from the coronavirus relief package signed into law last week. "We're pleased to see significant funding … Continue Reading
April 01, 2020
Warner & Kaine Call For Social Security Recipients To Get CARES Act Direct Cash Payment Without Having To File Tax Return
Letter Comes After IRS Releases Guidance that Contradicts Provisions of the CARES Act that Explicitly Give Treasury Authority to Provide Direct Assistance to Social Security Beneficiaries who Do Not File Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and 37 of their colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul to call for Social … Continue Reading
April 01, 2020
Warner, Kaine Raise Alarm Over Health of Crew on American Warship Abroad
~ Reports indicate that more than 100 sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 ~ WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today expressed concern with the health and welfare of military personnel aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt - an American aircraft carrier that has been reported to have more than 100 sailors aboard who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a letter, the Senators questioned Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly about the … Continue Reading
March 30, 2020
Senators Collins, Kaine Secure $1 Billion in Funding for Community Services Block Grant Program Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
This critical funding was included in the emergency economic relief package that passed Congress and was signed into law on Friday. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a bipartisan push by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), the emergency economic relief package that passed the Senate by 96-0 and the House by voice vote last week included $1 billion in supplemental funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. CSBG serves more than 1,000 entities across the … Continue Reading
March 27, 2020
Kaine Statement On Coronavirus Economic Relief Package Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after President Trump signed the bipartisan coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package into law: "We've worked in a bipartisan way to move legislation across the finish line that will put workers, families, and small businesses first, and we need to make sure it's implemented without delay. This economic package will backstop low- and middle-income Americans who are losing earnings, support small businesses, … Continue Reading
March 27, 2020
Va. Senators, Reps. Urge Trump Administration to Approve Virginia National Guard Funding Request Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
~ Title 32 approval would provide federal funding for Virginia's National Guard emergency response missions amid the health crisis ~ WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Denver Riggleman (R-VA) Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump … Continue Reading
March 26, 2020
Kaine Statement On Senate Passage Of Coronavirus Economic Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate approved a bipartisan coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package. The legislation includes Kaine's priorities to provide direct payments to Americans, protect small businesses, expand access to child care, provide much-needed assistance to state and local governments, strengthen our health care system, ensure that funding for larger businesses is used to protect their employees, fund improvements to … Continue Reading
March 24, 2020
Warner, Kaine Urge USDA to Approve Vital Food Assistance Program Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
~ Designation would enable more Virginia families to get access to food during the health crisis ~ WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging for swift approval of Virginia's request to operate a Disaster Household Distribution Program. This designation by the Food and Nutrition Service would allow food banks to distribute USDA foods directly to … Continue Reading
March 23, 2020
Video: Kaine On Coronavirus Economic Relief: “This Package Has Got To Be Right For Working People”
Video of Kaine's speech: https://timkaine.box.com/s/bcw156ivjat444q2dhfsh1fq2esenud4 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a floor speech pushing for passage of a coronavirus economic relief package that backstops low- and middle-income Americans who have lost earnings, supports small businesses, ensures that funding for larger businesses is used to protect their employees, provides robust … Continue Reading
March 23, 2020
Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues In Letter To Trump Administration Demanding Answers About Testing And Equipment Shortages
Senators Call on President to Outline Defense Production Act Plan to Mobilize Private Industry and Meet National Supply and Equipment Shortages WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined their Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence demanding answers about supplies and equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) critical to addressing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Senators asked the … Continue Reading
March 20, 2020
Warner & Kaine Urge Trump Administration to Issue Clear Guidance for Child Care Providers Keeping Doors Open Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
~ School closures have increased demand for child care services ~ WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, urging the agency to issue clear guidance for child care providers to determine whether these centers should remain open amid the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak. School closures across the country have increased demand for child care services, yet these providers are left … Continue Reading
March 20, 2020
In Midst Of The COVID-19 Pandemic, Kaine Calls On President Trump To End Efforts To Sabotage The Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 19 of his colleagues in a letter calling on President Trump to reverse course on efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine healthcare coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act. In the letter, Kaine criticized the Administration's efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and put millions of Americans' health care at risk during a pandemic. Kaine also … Continue Reading
March 20, 2020
Kaine & Young Urge Congressional Leaders To Strengthen Support For Child Care In Coronavirus Economic Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Todd Young (R-IN) wrote a letter calling for investments in child care to be included in the forthcoming coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package. In the letter, Kaine and Young urged Senate leadership to increase funding, flexibility, and eligibility for the Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to support child care providers and help … Continue Reading
March 20, 2020
Warner & Kaine Announce Eastern District Of Virginia Judicial Recommendations
To fill opening for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the White House recommending U.S. Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young and U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller for the vacancy in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. "We are pleased to recommend U.S. Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young and U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. … Continue Reading
March 19, 2020
Kaine, Colleagues Introduce the Strengthening America’s Supply Chain and National Security Act
Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Builds off Rubio's Plan Unveiled Last Month to Combat America's Supply Chain Risk & Dependence on China for Pharmaceuticals Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that builds off the plan he released in February to combat America's supply chain risk and dependence on China for pharmaceuticals. More than a year ago, Rubio issued a report … Continue Reading
