Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and former lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of State of California, et al. v. United States Postal Service, et al. The lawsuit, brought by a coalition of state attorneys general, including Virginia’s Attorney General Jay Jones, challenges the legality of President Trump’s executive order and U.S. Postal Service rule seeking to exer...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last year’s deadly midair collision that claimed 67 lives. The bill would cap hourly arrivals, reduce the clustering of flights, and remove 30 slots—thereby addressing issues that contributed to the January 2025 disaster. The legislation would al...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, joined seven of his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz calling on the United States to push to pass additional sanctions measures in Sudan that would restrict the flow of funds to the warring parties driving the current conflict in the country. The letter was transmitted shortly before the September 8 kick-off of the 2026 UN Gen...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), following reports today, commended the official designation of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial as an affiliated area of the National Park System, a recognition that will help preserve the memory of the 184 people killed at the Pentagon and aboard American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, and ensure their stories are passed down to future generations. “The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is a solemn tribute to each of the 184 i...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees and former civil rights attorney, released the following statement in response to the Trump-Vance Administration deporting dozens of people—including at least one person whose family helped the U.S. fight the Taliban—to the Central African Republic (CAR) and other countries in the region, despite none being residents of those countries: “Over the weekend, the Trump-Vanc...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and former civil rights attorney, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) led 29 of their Democratic colleagues in both chambers of Congress in issuing a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon opposing the decision from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to end-run federal law and rescind federal guidelines in place for nearly half a ce...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Trump’s latest tariffs, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and 12 of their Senate colleagues introduced the End Trump’s Tariff Tax Act, legislation that would revoke and refund Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, and rein in the president’s tariff authority by repealing the archaic authorities he has used to continue his trade war. This legislation would apply to Trump’s newest global tariffs of 10­–12.5 percent and 50 percent tariff on $...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) hosted a roundtable in Fredericksburg with veterans to discuss their experiences with the local VA Health Care Center. This comes after consistent reports of long wait times and staffing shortfalls at the facility. Kaine has pressed leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fill vacant roles and ensure that veterans r...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Seapower, joined a group of his colleagues in urging SASC Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) to hold a hearing with U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leadership to investigate the Trump-Vance Administration’s failure to support servicemembers carrying out indefinite extended deployments in President Donald Trump’s foolish and illegal war in Iran. In their letter, the senators emphasi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Trump-Vance Administration’s war with Iran stretches into its sixth month today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement: “Six months ago, the Trump-Vance Administration launched a deeply unpopular war with Iran that has taken the lives of at least 18 servicemembers, injured more than 750 others, killed countless civilians—including over 100 children from one strike alone—and...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are highlighting a new congressional report showing that Virginia families have had to pay at least an extra $3,200 because of rising costs of goods and services on the Trump-Vance Administration’s watch. “As if it weren’t bad enough that President Trump broke every promise he made to the American people to lower costs, the Trump-Vance Administration has actively made the affordability crisis worse by starting illegal wars...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, joined a group of his colleagues in calling on President Trump to reverse a recent national security memorandum directing the Department of Defense (DOD) to replace electromagnetic catapults with steam-powered systems on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. The letter was also signed by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ). “Catap...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed the Trump administration about the impacts of extended deployments on military families back home. Last month, Sens. Warner and Kaine visited USS Ford and met with sailors to discuss what effects the deployment had on them. In a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Department of the Navy Acting Secretary Hung Cao, the senators wrote, “We write in response to growing public alarm related ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding public reporting detailing a series of mysterious attacks on random fishing boats without known ties to narcotrafficking operations: “Beginning in April, The Guardian, The New York Times and the Washington Post have published a set of stories about U.S.-connected attacks on Ecuadoran fishing boats. These attacks are separate from the...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump threatened to “bomb the shit” out of Oman if it interferes with his oft-threatened blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In response, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) issued the following statement:“President Trump is increasingly deranged in his one-man campaign to threaten and initiate wars all over the globe. His wars are illegal since they are not approved by Congress, but he keeps on despite the massive toll on our troops, their families, the pocket...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $68,000,000 in federal grant funding to replace the Surry ferry, part of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry fleet. This funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program for Fiscal Year 2026, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped negotiate and pass. “The Surry ferry has been carrying passengers and connecting communiti...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) led their colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan as ongoing violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis continue to put citizens at grave risk.  TPS is a temporary, legal immigration status granted to foreign citizens in the U.S. who are endangered by conditions in their home country resulting from extraordinary events such as ongoing armed confli...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with 14 of their Senate colleagues, urged the Trump administration to employ all diplomatic, economic, and political means available to secure the release of five U.S. nationals who have been detained by Russia – multiple of whom have been detained for more than four years. Virginian Charles “Chuck” Zimmerman is one of the five U.S. nationals currently detained. In the years following Russia’s illegal full-scale inv...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and other colleagues in introducing the Transparency in the Administration’s Business Opportunities Overseas (TABOO) Act. The new legislation mandates strong ethics requirements for every individual representing the United States government in negotiations with foreign governments and international multilateral organizations, including Special Envoys and other ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after the Senate passed comprehensive Russia sanctions legislation he cosponsored: “I was in Ukraine last month for the second time since Putin’s brutal full-scale invasion, and it was clear that the Ukrainian people’s resilience and patriotism are unwavering, and they are demonstrating real expertise on the battlefield. At the same time, Russ...Continue Reading