Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) announced $120,145,016 in federal funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). This funding, awarded through the Department of Transportation (DOT), was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) supported by the Senators and signed by President Joe Biden. “One year ago, we voted to pass a historic piece of legislation to help stre...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a Senate resolution celebrating the centennial of Navy aircraft carriers. “Aircraft carriers are instrumental to our national security,” said the Senators. “In the century since America’s first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley, was commissioned in Portsmouth, Virginia has continued to play a major role in building these ships. Eve...Continue Reading

70% of Black and 70% of American Indian or Alaska Native Students Experienced Food Insecurity, Housing Insecurity, or Homelessness WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senator Elizabeth Warren, as well as a bicameral group of their colleagues, in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to issue guidance clarifying college students’ eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to address the gro...Continue Reading

Legislation Would Improve Access To Resources And Education For People Living With Long COVID WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, led the introduction of the Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act, legislation to help people living with long-term COVID-19 symptoms. This bill would improve research on long COVID as well as provide resources for pe...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address:  “Americans are comeback people, and few people know that better than Joe Biden. Tonight, he laid out a unifying framework for our comeback from an immensely challenging two years, and set a clear vision for how we can rebuild our economy, defend democracy, and address the urgent health needs of our communities. America has shown r...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Dick Durbin, Bob Menendez, and Rob Portman, as well as 37 other senators, in sending a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging the Administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. According to the Department of State, 29,510 nonimmigrant visas were issued to Ukrainian nationals in Fiscal Year 2020. “In li...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee focused on democracy and human rights, released the following statement applauding International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement that he will launch an investigation into war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine: “The ICC opening an investigation into Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine is a step in the right direction and could allow P...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “When President Biden delivers his State of the Union address, I'd like to hear him discuss positive signs of a great American comeback, including strong wage, job, and GDP growth, after two difficult years of the COVID pandemic. While challenges remain at home and abroad, especially stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I’m conf...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today sent a letter to President Biden recommending candidates for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In their letter, the Senators recommended Mr. Jamar Walker, who has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia since 2015, and Judge Kevin Duffan, who has been a Circuit Court Judge on the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Virginia Beach, Virginia since April 2020. &...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after voting in favor of the motion to proceed to the Women’s Health Protection Act: “I am a cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act and voted yes on the motion to proceed to the legislation. While I am convinced that the bill can be improved by a full floor debate and amendment process, it is necessary. Like many Americans, I am personally pro-life but support the core hold...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding President Biden’s appointment of Dietra Y. Trent, Ph.D. — a Halifax County native and Hampton University alumna who served as Deputy Secretary of Education while Kaine was Governor of Virginia, and as Secretary of Education for former Governor Terry McAuliffe — to lead the new White House initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): “I’m thrilled Presi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to the Supreme Court: “I believe Judge Jackson is highly qualified and dedicated to liberty and justice for all. She has a distinguished background serving as a federal public defender, an appellate court judge, a district court judge, and a Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencin...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement after President Putin announced military operations against Ukraine and Russian missiles and artillery reportedly struck cities across the country: “Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine is an unacceptable affront to Ukraine’s sovereignty and to democracies everywhere. This is a crisis ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement supporting President Biden’s announcement of new sanctions against Russia after President Putin ordered troops to Russian-backed breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine and violated Ukraine’s sovereignty by formally recognizing those regions as independent: “I commend President Biden for taking actio...Continue Reading

The funds will go towards two projects that will revitalize the economy and serve residents WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) applaud the designation of $1,000,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to two projects in Southwest Virginia. “We applaud this funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission for important projects in Russell and Wise counties. These funds will create jobs, improve public health, and boost local economie...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as the Beijing Winter Olympic Games near their conclusion, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee focused on democracy and human rights, sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to press the Chinese government to halt the harassment of their constituents — Ziba Murat from Reston, Adalet Sabit from Alexandria, and Subi Yuksel from Manassas — and seek the release of their Uyghur family membe...Continue Reading

Legislation Would Expand Pell Grant Program to Gold Star Families WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and Armed Services Committee, as well as Senators Jon Tester and Catherine Cortez Masto, applauded Senate passage of their Protecting Our Gold Star Families’ Education Act, which would expand the Pell Grant program to include the children and dependents of those killed in action in Iraq or Afghanistan after...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution, introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Rob Portman, in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian aggression. The Senators’ resolution is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in fierce support of the United States’ Ukrainian partners in response to President Putin&#...Continue Reading

Bill Named In Honor Of Dr. Lorna Breen, A Charlottesville Native Who Died By Suicide While Serving On Frontlines Of Pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded Senate passage of his bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, comprehensive legislation to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals....Continue Reading

Legislation Would Help Employees Participate In Retirement Savings Plans WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC-06) announced the introduction of the bicameral Auto Reenroll Act of 2022, legislation to increase workers’ participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans by encouraging retirement plans to automatically reenroll workers in these plans, with ...Continue Reading