Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after attending the White House bill signing ceremony for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “It’s with great pride that we applaud President Biden’s signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – a historic law that will bring critically-overdue funding into our communities and create a new generation of good-paying American jobs. The investments made possibl...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and John Boozman (R-AR) in introducing the bipartisan Vet Center Support Act to provide better identification, intervention, and care to veterans coping with mental health issues in underserved areas. The measure would also help identify barriers preventing the construction of additional Vet Centers. “U.S. servicemembers and...Continue Reading

For video of Kaine’s remarks, click here WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today on CBS’s Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine applauded Friday’s House passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and urged for swift passage of the Build Back Better bill, legislation he called “the biggest pro-child bill that will have been done in the history of this country,” given its inclusion of the Child Tax Credit, universal pre-K, and affo...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding House passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “With tonight’s passage in the House of Representatives, Congress is finally doing what it has been promising for generations: investing in America’s infrastructure. This bipartisan package will fix crumbling roads and bridges, improve travel by air, rail and water, expand broadband a...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today sent a letter to the White House recommending candidates for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), which was created when Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. assumed senior status effective November 1, 2021. In their letter, the Senators recommended U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Hanes, who has served as a Federal Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District since 2020, and Ms. Melissa...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine a member of the Senate Health, Education, Pensions, and Labor (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of the bipartisan Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act, legislation to make a technical correction to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program that supports the training of nurses and other allied health professionals at hospital-based nursing schools across the country. Du...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined by Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD), introduced the Enhancing Military Base Resilience and Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management (EMBRACE) Act, legislation to authorize the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out stormwater management projects at military installations to improve resilience at the facilities whil...Continue Reading

You can watch video of his remarks here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor honoring the legacy of his father-in-law, former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton, including his work to end racial segregation and discriminatory voting practices like poll taxes. During his speech, Kaine also pushed for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation Kaine introduced to restore the full protections of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 19...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a bipartisan effort to resolve lengthy visa processing times for religious workers who provide vital services in communities nationwide, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken today.  The Senators’ letter urged Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken to take action and facilitate the processing of visa petitions for religious workers. “For th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee — and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden pushing for clarification that American families serving overseas, such as U.S. Foreign Service members and other government employees, are eligible for the expanded Child Tax ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chair Tim Kaine (D-VA) met virtually with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó to discuss the ongoing political stalemate in Venezuela and the humanitarian crisis that has forced more than five million refugees and migrants to flee their homes under discredited President Nicolás Maduro̵...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the passing of his father-in-law, former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton: “I mourn the loss of my father-in-law Linwood Holton. He was more than a father-in-law — he was my friend and my public service role model. His courageous efforts to end racial discrimination in Virginia, born out of a deep religious conviction about the equality of all God’s children, made him a moral pillar for so many....Continue Reading

Following Kaine’s Urging, The Framework Includes Investments in Job Training, Pre-K, Child Care, and Caregiving WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement applauding the framework announced today on the Build Back Better bill to lower costs and cut taxes for American families: “This is the most pro-family package in generations....Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the two judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: “We are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and Judge Michael Nachmanoff to be U.S. District Court Judges in the Eastern Distric...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), and 14 other Senators in a letter pressing President Biden and Congressional leaders to include a $450 billion investment in both child care and universal pre-K in the Build Back Better bill, as negotiations continue. “Our economy will not work, nor will it return to normal, if families do not have safe, affordable, high-quality c...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded $49,943,399.02 in federal funding to date from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The funding is committed for schools and libraries across the Commonwealth to help expand access to internet connectivity for learning, and close the Homework Gap for stu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $1,558,976 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand access to high-speed internet, health care, and educational services in rural Virginia.  “Teleservices are essential in today’s world, especially in rural areas where folks have to travel long distances to access resources. These investments will help close the digital divide across our Commonwealth and...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in introducing the State Justice Improvement Act, legislation that will make lasting changes to America’s criminal justice system. Across the country, courts often impose fines and fees without considering an individual’s ability to pay—disproportionately impacting low income communities and communities of color. This legislation provides state and local courts with new and expanded fed...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (Both D-Va.) and Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) wrote to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) CEO Paul Wiedefeld Thursday urging cooperation, transparency, and action to address safety concerns and restore public confidence in the transit agency. The senators called for WMATA’s full cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission in the e...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led 14 of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging them to invest in job training in the upcoming Build Back Better bill, as negotiations on the legislation continue in Congress. In the letter, the Senators stress the need to grow a workforce with the necessa...Continue Reading