Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following video statement today regarding new steps being taken to address the baby formula shortage, including an FDA and Abbott agreement to reopen the shuttered plant and the FDA’s move to make it easier to import formulas: Click here to watch Kaine's video statement A transcript of Senator Kaine’s remarks is below: “I know people are real...Continue Reading

The Century Foundation: “At a time when parents feel more alone than ever, this new proposal makes clear that there are parents, and grandparents, in Congress who have their backs.” First Five Years Fund: “Sen. Murray and Sen. Kaine [are] taking definitive action to ensure child care is included in the budget reconciliation package, and we call on all Senate Democrats to unite behind this crucial, commonsense economic policy proposal.” Community Change Action: “Sena...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined HELP Chair Patty Murray and Senator Bob Casey, as well as 28 of their Democratic colleagues, in sending a letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America, calling on infant formula manufacturers to make every effort possible to get parents and families the formula they need to feed their kids. Over the past sev...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bill would reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 for five years past its expiration in September 2022. U.S. Representative Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the House version of this legislation earlier this year. “As Pyongyang continues to disregard the dignity of its citizens and demonstrates no tolerance for human rights, I...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $114,700,190 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase affordable housing across the Commonwealth. “All Virginians deserve access to safe and affordable housing, but rents and home prices have skyrocketed across Virginia in recent years,” said the Senators. “We’re glad that this funding will go to supporting the construction of new affo...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $2,900,000 in federal funding from Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration for the Culpeper Regional Airport. This funding – made available thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act negotiated by Warner and strongly supported by Kaine last year – and will go towards the final phase of a project that will remove a road obstruction on the runway. “This in...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Michael Bennet as well as a group of their colleagues requested increased funding for the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill. The COPS Program provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies across the country to hire additional police officers to strengthen community policing and crime prevention efforts, which includes expanding ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, alongside 23 of his colleagues, requested that congressional leadership include the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021, which would allow state-legal cannabis businesses to access banking services, in the final version of the competitiveness legislation being negotiated between the House and Senate. Under current law, state-legal medical cannabis businesses in Virginia are forced to operate in all cash, which puts th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey, Tammy Duckworth, and Tim Kaine today urged public health officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better prioritize the needs of populations at highest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 – including seniors, people with disabilities, and the immunocompromised – in their ongoing response to t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, was signed into law by President Biden: “We’re excited our legislation to commemorate the Moton Museum in Farmville and other historic sites associated with the Brown v. Board of Education decis...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,402,421 in federal funding for affordable housing for Virginia Tribes. The funding will be used for housing development, housing services, crime prevention and safety, and other affordable housing activities. “These past two years have been difficult for all of us, with some of the most extreme pandemic impacts falling on tribal communities,” said the Senators. “It’s critical that we n...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after an effort to pass reproductive health legislation was blocked on the Senate floor by a 49-51 vote: “I’m deeply disappointed by today’s vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, but we must keep fighting to make sure that women can exercise their constitutionally-protected reproductive rights. Today is the start, not the finish. We cannot stand idly by as the Supreme Court threat...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement ahead of the vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act: “In light of the draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, it’s critical that Congress act now to ensure that women are able to make their own decisions regarding reproductive health. I’m a proud cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act and will vote in favor of this legislation to co...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined today by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022, comprehensive legislation to reauthorize and enhance critical programming, policy, and funding essential to the United States’ efforts to combat human trafficking ar...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) issued the following joint statement in response to the announcement that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Board of Directors has selected Randy Clarke as its new General Manager and CEO. Clarke currently serves as President and CEO of Capital Metro in Austin, Texas. “Safe and reliable Metrobus and Metrorail service is essential for our c...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded President Biden’s announcement of new efforts to lower high-speed internet costs for Virginians and all Americans, including commitments from 20 internet providers to either increase speeds or cut prices to no more than $30/month for Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)-eligible households. Warner and Kaine helped create the ACP, which was established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Warner negotiated...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led his colleagues Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in an effort to push for the inclusion of $33 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) to improve economic conditions in communities lacking access to capital and adequate public infrastructure. While the SCRC was created in 2008, it has lacked the funding authorizations from Congress i...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and co-chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, released the following statement on Military Spouse Appreciation Day: “On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, I want to recognize military spouses’ immeasurable contributions in service to our nation. From prolonged periods away from their loved ones, frequent moves, and challenges finding employment, military spouses make t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement on Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington: “Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters to Virginia is a testament to our skilled workforce and strong national security community. I’m excited to see Boeing recognize the immense opportunities Virginia has to offer. I’ve long been an advocate of B...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the death of one million Americans with COVID: “Most have us have either lost a loved one, or know someone who has lost a loved one, to this pandemic. Any death too soon is a tragedy, and there is something especially cruel about a virus that has robbed countless families of the rituals we often need to say goodbye, like visiting in person or attending a funeral. My heart goes out to the griev...Continue Reading