Press Releases
Kaine Joins Colleagues to Introduce Climate Security Act of 2019
WASHINGTON - In response to President Donald Trump's recent efforts to undermine the prudent use of climate change data and forecasting in national security planning and analysis, Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was joined today by ten other Democrats, including all of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee members, in introducing legislation to ensure that misguided political ideology on climate change does not compromise the quality of U.S. intelligence and national security … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
Kaine, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Address Nationwide Teacher And Principal Shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals (PREP) Act to address teacher and principal shortages, especially in rural communities. This legislation will help ensure that there are enough teachers and principals with the right skills and tools to prepare students for the future. Kaine introduced an earlier version of … Continue Reading
March 07, 2019
Kaine Urges President Trump To Designate Temporary Protected Status For Venezuela
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and 21 colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that his Administration promptly designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela to ensure that Venezuelan nationals currently present in the United States are not forced to return to Venezuela in the midst of ongoing violence, a deteriorating security situation, and humanitarian crisis caused by the … Continue Reading
March 07, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Military Families Living In Private Housing
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris (both D-CA) today introduced the Ensuring Safe Housing for our Military Act, a bill to address health, safety and environmental hazards in private military housing. The legislation is in response to a recent Reuters investigation that found hazardous living conditions in privatized military housing throughout the United States, including service members and their families … Continue Reading
March 06, 2019
Bipartisan Group of Senators Launch Effort to Stop Patent Gaming & Increase Access to Lower-Cost Drugs
Washington, D.C.-In a bipartisan effort to encourage competition in the prescription drug marketplace and put an end to the harmful patent strategies that block new drugs from coming to market, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Biologic Patent Transparency Act. The legislation was cosponsored by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). "The past century could be termed the Age of Miracle Drugs. … Continue Reading
March 06, 2019
Kaine & Young Introduce Bill To Repeal 1991 & 2002 AUMFs, Formalizing End Of Gulf & Iraq Wars
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq. The legislation will formally end the authorizations for the Gulf and Iraq wars - 28 and 17 years, respectively, after these AUMFs were first passed, reasserting Congress' vital role in not only declaring wars, but in ending them. The repeal of these authorizations also recognizes the strong … Continue Reading
March 06, 2019
Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in calling for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect U.S. military personnel and their families from predatory lenders. In a letter addressed to CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger, the Senators urged CFPB not to cease checking for compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA) in the Bureau's routine lender examinations. "When the CFPB … Continue Reading
March 05, 2019
Connolly-Kaine Urge Secretary Pompeo to Call for Aziza Al-Youssef's Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urging him to call for the immediate release of Virginian Aziza Al-Youssef. Al-Youssef, a U.S. legal permanent resident and graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been detained in Saudi Arabia since May of 2018 with no access to legal representation. She is currently being held in al-Hair prison, and has shared accounts with the National Human Rights … Continue Reading
March 01, 2019
Kaine Cosponsors Bill To Improve Care For Kids With Complex Medical Conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to cosponsor the Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act. The bill would allow health care providers to coordinate care, lower costs, and improve quality outcomes for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid. "Families deserve support when accessing care for their loved ones," said Kaine. "This bill will make it … Continue Reading
March 01, 2019
Warner, Kaine Back Senate Bill To Grant D.C. Statehood
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) as original co-sponsors of Senate legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would establish congressional boundaries for the 51st state and grant D.C. residents Congressional representation. "It's time to end taxation without representation," said Warner. "It's time for Virginia's neighbors - who pay their fair share in taxes - to be treated like … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Warner, Kaine Seek Details On Private Military Housing In Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote today to the Secretaries of the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force, asking for detailed information regarding the military's contracts with private companies to provide on-base housing for military families in Virginia. Prompted by pervasive allegations of health hazards - including lead poisoning, cockroaches, mice, mold blooms and water leaks - the Senators raised concerns about existing contracts with several private … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Strengthen US-Mexico Economic Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act which aims to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries by expanding educational and professional exchange programs. "The partnership shared between the U.S. and Mexico has long benefited our countries both economically and culturally," said Cornyn. "This partnership is exemplified in Texas, where our vibrant border regions depend on strong … Continue Reading
February 27, 2019
Warner & Kaine Introduce Voting Rights Advancement Act Of 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined 44 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 to restore and strengthen the landmark Voting Rights Act. "There is no more sacred right as an American than the right to vote. Unfortunately, more than 50 years after the enactment of the landmark Voting Rights Act, and particularly after the Shelby County decision, many Americans still face barriers to fair participation in our elections," … Continue Reading
February 27, 2019
Senators Introduce Legislation Allowing Virginia, Other States To Further Benefit From Expanding Medicaid
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) were joined by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and six other Senators in introducing legislation that would allow states that expanded Medicaid after 2014 or expand in the years ahead to receive the same full federal matching funds as states that expanded earlier under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2019 is also co-sponsored … Continue Reading
February 27, 2019
Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing February as Career and Technical Education Month
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), co-chairs of the Senate CTE Caucus, announced that the Senate passed their resolution recognizing February 2019 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. The resolution was cosponsored by a total of 50 bipartisan Senators. "Career and technical education provides students with hands-on experience and real-world skills to better prepare them for jobs of the 21st century," … Continue Reading
February 26, 2019
Virginia And Maryland Senators Urge WMATA To Prioritize Safety In Maintenance Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD), wrote a letter to the WMATA Board of Directors in support of maintaining Metrorail's current overnight safety maintenance schedule, to ensure that critical safety work is completed as soon as possible and to prevent more daytime single-tracking. Warner, Kaine, Cardin, and Van Hollen agree with oversight officials that riders' safety should be the … Continue Reading
February 25, 2019
Kaine Statement On S. 311
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after voting against advancing S. 311: "I voted against proceeding to Senator Sasse's bill because the title, content, and stated motivation for the legislation are extremely misleading. Infanticide is already illegal in every state. Congress reaffirmed … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Warner & Kaine Applaud More Than $2 Million In Arc Funding To Boost Economic Development In Southwest Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for awarding $2,296,533 in federal funding to communities in Southwest Virginia through its Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) program. "We are thrilled to support this economic investment in Southwest Virginia," the Senators said. "This funding aims to stimulate the local economy by promoting job growth, increasing access to … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $500,000 To Support Substance Abuse Treatment In Lynchburg
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $524,670 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Centra Health, a regional nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg. This funding will allow Centra Health to expand medication assisted treatment (MAT) for patients struggling with addiction. "Substance abuse has had a devastating effect on our communities," the Senators said. "We hope this funding can help … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Kaine Statement On Jeffrey Epstein Case Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after a judge's ruling regarding Jeffrey Epstein's plea agreement: "A judge has confirmed what we've known for some time - that when Secretary Acosta was a federal prosecutor, his office violated survivors' rights under federal law when giving serial sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein what the Miami Herald calls 'the deal of a lifetime.' It's appalling that Acosta and his team let Epstein get away with pleading … Continue Reading
