Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $30,810,000 in federal funding to help Virginia schools purchase 81 clean and zero-emission school buses that will accelerate the transition to zero-emissions vehicles and produce cleaner air in communities across the Commonwealth. The funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Warner and Kaine helped pass last year. “Th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced an agreement with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that will allow for the opening of the Silver Line ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday: “After brokering productive discussions with WMATA and Metro Safety Commission last week and over the weekend, we are pleased to see a plan that will allow ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee—issued the following statement regarding the newly released 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress: “In the wake of the unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19, teachers, students, and their families need and deserve our support. That’s why Congress made historic investments in K-12 schools in the COVID relief bills, which provid...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) announcement establishing a national center to expand and strengthen the direct care workforce. Direct care workers and family caregivers provide critical support to older Americans, people with disabilities, and individuals living with chronic conditions. Kaine, who has long advocated for the direct car...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding the status of the Silver Line extension: “The United States government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, local governments, taxpayers and commuters have spent billions to construct a state-of-the-art Silver Line. It’s taken decades to realize the dream of Metro service to Dulles and now travelers along the corridor can see tracks, gleaming new stations, and test trains...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,165,000 in federal funding for four economic development projects in Southwest Virginia. “We are excited to support this investment in Southwest Virginia’s economic development. These funds will create jobs, increase recreational opportunities, improve public health, and make necessary advancements for Virginia’s underserved communities as we continue to support increasingly diverse local...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Biden Administration works to establish two crucial semiconductor initiatives authorized by CHIPS and Science Act, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to take full advantage of the contributions, assets, and expertise available in states nationwide. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Senators advocate for a decentralized “hub...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) released the following statement calling for the passage of their bill to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The 2002 AUMF was signed into law nearly 20 years ago—on October 16, 2002—and authorized the use of military force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. “Decisions as important as whether to send service members into harm’s way warrant careful deli...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,467,900 in federal funding to expand access to health care and nutrition assistance across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine helped pass last year, and is awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program. “Virginians’ zip codes should not determine whether or no...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be made available for U.S. employers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023: “I welcome today’s announcement from the Biden Administration. Seafood processors are an integral part of economies up and down our coast. We mu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3,712,000 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration for improvements of the wharf at the Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT), previously known as the Port of Richmond. This funding was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, negotiated by Sen. Warner and supported by Sen. Kaine, which includes $17 billion for port infrastructure...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $5,998,207 in federal funding for community health workforce training across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine voted to pass last year, and will be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Community Health Worker Training Program. “All Virginians, regardless of where they live or work, deserve health care. That...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), alongside U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD-03), Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05), and Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), today led a bicameral group of nearly 100 colleagues in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to extend the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver deadline until July 1, 2023 – when the Department of Education’s new PSL...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) issued a statement after President Biden formally approved the Commonwealth of Virginia’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the severe flooding event in Southwest Virginia on July 13, 2022. This declaration triggers the release of Public Assistance in the affected areas, while the Commonwealth’s request for Individual Assistance remains under revi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage of the bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0, which would end an outdated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in clinical trials. Kaine voted to pass this bill out of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee this summer. He is a cosponsor of similar legislation, the FDA Modernization Act, led by Senato...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to establish a China Grand Strategy Commission tasked with developing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach for how the United States should address the economic, security, and diplomatic challenges posed by China. The proposed 2-year commission is modeled after the recent, successful Cyberspace Solarium Commission and President Eisenhower’s Solar...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $1,422,570 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for economic development projects in Wise County, Radford, and Roanoke. The funding will go toward three projects improving quality of life and promoting economic growth in the region. “We’re proud to support these investments to help small businesses, attract tourists, and ensure access to clean drinking water in these comm...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this week filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent the politicization of the federal workforce. The amendment – the Preventing a Patronage System Act, introduced by Kaine and Feinstein in August – would prohibit nonpartisan federal civil service positions from being reclassified as political appointees without the express consent of Congress. The bill would ensur...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine issued the following statement today after the Senate successfully passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government funded through mid-December: “We’re relieved that this legislation will keep the government operating; allow the Food and Drug Administration to continue its review of innovative drugs and medical devices; deliver critical disaster relief funding to Puerto Rico; and send a strong message tha...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, led his colleagues in introducing a bill designating the month of September as African Diaspora Heritage Month. This legislation was introduced to recognize and reaffirm the significant contributions of the African diaspora to the growth and prosperity of the U.S. Kaine was joined in introducing the legislation by U.S. Senators Mark R. Wa...Continue Reading