Press Releases
Kaine Statement On Trump Administration Offshore Drilling Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to open nearly all United States waters to new oil and gas drilling, putting Virginia's coastal communities at risk: "Opening the entire country's waters to offshore drilling is wrong. Drilling would threaten our defense assets in Hampton Roads, and Virginians living near the coast tell me they don't want it. A small business owner on the Virginia Beach boardwalk asked me to … Continue Reading
January 03, 2018
Warner & Kaine Announce More Than $3 Million For Advanced Manufacturing Apprentice Academy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,150,000 in federal funds for a new Apprentice Academy at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Prince George County, Virginia. This Apprentice Academy will train workers for highly skilled jobs in the growing advanced manufacturing industries of the region. "We are thrilled to announce funding for this advanced manufacturing center in Prince George County that will provide a boost for the region's … Continue Reading
December 22, 2017
Warner, Kaine, Manchin, Brown, And Casey Urge Secretary Acosta To Protect Miners Safety And Health
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), Alexander Acosta, urging him to keep the Respirable Dust Rule to protect mine safety and miners health. This letter comes after the rule was included in the Unified Agenda for re-examination. The Senators said in part: "Given this increase in black lung disease and the devastating impact … Continue Reading
December 22, 2017
Kaine, Warner, Scott, Booker & Blunt Applaud Approval Of Commission To Recognize 400 Years Of African American History
2019 Marks 400 Years Since Arrival of First Africans into English Colonial America by way of Point Comfort, Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) applauded final Senate passage of their bipartisan 400 Years of African American History Commission Act - legislation establishing a National Park Service commission to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 2019 of the arrival … Continue Reading
December 22, 2017
Kaine & Goodlatte Applaud Final Passage Of Bill To Lift Restrictions On Rockingham County Land
Bill has passed House & Senate, heads to President's desk for signature WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) applauded final Senate passage of their legislation today to lift deed restrictions on property used for the Plains Area Daycare Center in Rockingham County. The bill passed the House of Representatives in July and now heads to the President's desk for signature. "The Plains Area Daycare Center has served families in … Continue Reading
December 21, 2017
Kaine Statement On Vote To Keep The Government Funded, Avoid Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement following the House and Senate passage of a short-term government funding bill: "Today Congress passed a short-term spending bill to keep government open, avoiding pain and anxiety for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, veterans and military families living in Virginia, and millions who rely on Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Pell Grants, special education, the Affordable Care Act and other critical … Continue Reading
December 21, 2017
Kaine Statement On Release Of Senate Data On Harassment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the Senate Rules and Appropriations Committees releasing data on harassment claims and settlements in the Senate: "I appreciate that the Senate Rules Committee did the right thing today by heeding calls to release this data. This is the first step toward a more transparent reporting system for harassment in Congress to hold people accountable for their actions." Earlier this month, Kaine wrote to the Senate Office … Continue Reading
December 21, 2017
Warner & Kaine Recommend Two For Vacancy On U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of Virginia
WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the White House recommending Patricia Tolliver Giles and Judge Rossie David Alston, Jr. to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District following the retirement of Judge Gerald Lee. Giles and Alston both were recommended by an independent panel of attorneys from across the Commonwealth selected by Sens. Warner and Kaine to interview qualified applicants. Giles is currently an … Continue Reading
December 19, 2017
Kaine Statement On The Electoral Crisis In Honduras
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today on the electoral crisis in Honduras: "It is unfortunate that such an important democratic election in Honduras continues to be shrouded in uncertainty and confusion. The Honduran people deserve an electoral process that is credible and transparent, and I trust the Organization of American States' (OAS) assessment that this process has failed to meet that … Continue Reading
December 18, 2017
Kaine Joins Resolution To Reverse FCC's Rollback Of Net Neutrality Protections
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) to co-sponsor a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to reverse the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) repeal of net neutrality rules. Last week, the FCC gutted the 2015 Open Internet Order, which prohibits internet service providers from blocking, slowing down or speeding up internet traffic based on how much they get paid. The FCC's ruling could stifle innovation and lead to increased costs … Continue Reading
December 15, 2017
Kaine, Murphy, McEachin & Colleagues Ask DeVos For Answers On Disciplinary Protections For Minority Students
Bicameral legislators ask Devos to confirm or deny reports of Department walking back school discipline guidelines WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) joined 15 Senators and 36 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking her not to revoke or modify school … Continue Reading
December 15, 2017
Kaine Joins Bipartisan Bill To Protect Children From Lead Exposure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is co-sponsoring the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017, which would require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to adopt prevention measures and update its lead regulations to protect children from the risk of lead exposure. Since the enactment of federal lead policies in the 1990's, lead poisoning rates have fallen dramatically. However, lead poisoning risk continues to fall disproportionally on minority children that … Continue Reading
December 14, 2017
Kaine & Warner Call For Block Buy Of Future Aircraft Carriers
Wicker, Kaine, Lead Bipartisan Call, Citing Potential Savings for Taxpayers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), were joined today by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and 14 Senators in sending a letter to Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis expressing their support for the Pentagon's pursuit to block buy two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers in FY2019. "Committing to a block-buy for the newest generation of aircraft carriers would save us both … Continue Reading
December 13, 2017
Kaine Calls For FCC To Delay Tomorrow's Net Neutrality Vote, Consider Impact On Rural Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 20 of their colleagues in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Ajit Pai urging him to delay the proposed vote tomorrow that would dismantle existing net neutrality rules until he specifically addresses the impacts on students and schools-specifically those in rural or low-income communities. Kaine is a … Continue Reading
December 12, 2017
Kaine Statement On Annual Defense Bill Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes numerous provisions he championed to benefit Virginia's shipbuilding industry, defense community, servicemembers, and their families. Kaine helped write the legislation along with his colleagues on the Armed Services Committee, led by U.S. Senator John … Continue Reading
December 12, 2017
Kaine Joins Gililbrand To Co-Sponsor 'Me Too' Bill
WASHINGTON - D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as a cosponsor of the Member and Employee Training and Oversight on Congress Act (ME TOO Act), introduced in response to recent sexual harassment allegations in Congress and revelations that the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) process places an unfair burden on victims. The bill would reform the CAA to eliminate the mandatory steps that must be exhausted before an employee of the … Continue Reading
December 11, 2017
Warner & Kaine Statement On Potential Loss Of CHIP Coverage For Virginia Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) announced they will begin to notify families tomorrow who have one or more family members enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that they will lose coverage on January 31st if Congress does not pass a bipartisan CHIP reauthorization bill: "Today is a scary day for a lot of families in Virginia, and it was … Continue Reading
December 07, 2017
Kaine Statement On Senator Franken's Resignation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on Senator Al Franken's decision to resign: "I told Senator Franken yesterday I believed he needed to step aside because the behavior described by multiple women is just wrong. Senator Franken made the right decision today, but the Senate has more work to do -- starting with releasing information about claims and settlements against Senators and their staffs, and fixing broken policies to foster safe work … Continue Reading
December 07, 2017
Kaine Calls For Public Release Of Senate's Sexual Harassment Claims & Settlements
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine sent a letter to the Senate Office of Compliance (OOC) this week requesting information on the number of sexual harassment claims filed against Senators, members of their personal staff, and committee staff, along with the amount of monetary settlements that were reached in harassment cases. In the letter, Kaine wrote that he will publicly release any information he receives to help determine the scope of the problem and develop solutions. The … Continue Reading
December 06, 2017
Kaine, Warner, Garrett & Members Of Delegation Ask Trump Administration To Extend Open Enrollment In Light Of Premium Increases In Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, bipartisan members of the Virginia delegation led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Congressman Tom Garrett (VA-5) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric Hargan asking him to extend the open enrollment period for consumers buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act individual market in light of premium increases in Charlottesville and across Virginia. Earlier this year, the Trump Administration announced that … Continue Reading
