Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans pulled consideration of their partisan budget bill amid internal Republican disagreements and delayed further action until after the Memorial Day work period: “Senate Republicans couldn’t even hold their own conference together long enough to bring this partisan bill to the floor before recess. After weeks of rushing ahead with backroom negotiations, Republicans are now open...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, announced his cosponsorship of the INSULIN Act, bipartisan legislation that would cap insulin costs at $35 per month for those with private insurance and create a pilot program to make insulin more accessible to those without insurance. “Far too many Virginians and people throughout the country have to ration their insulin, or even go without it, because of how ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to designate a United States Postal Service facility in honor of Patricia Paige, longtime member of the New Kent County Board of Supervisors. This legislation renames the USPS facility located at 12109 New Kent Highway, New Kent, VA 23124 from the “New Kent Post Office” to the “Patricia Paige Post Office.” “Patricia Paige was a trailblazer who used her position on the New Kent Board of Supervi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded the Senate’s passage of their legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service (NPS). Warner and Kaine advocated for years alongside then-U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton, and now with U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), for an official designation, which would provide new resources to pre...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) slammed the Senate’s vote to block their Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Trump-Vance Administration’s final rule politicizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program: “Today, the Trump-Vance Administration and its Republican allies in the U.S. Senate not only made it harder f...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), secured unanimous congressional passage of late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly’s final legislative effort, the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act. Rep. Connolly introduced the bill two days before he died of esophageal cancer, and the bill has since been renamed to the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act. The bill passed unanimously in the House of Representatives in June 2025, and passed the Senate today by unani...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Angus King (I-ME) in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers from the U.S. Department of State about its reported plans to issue 25,000 special passports featuring Trump’s portrait in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. “We write to express our deep concern regarding the State Department’s reported plans to iss...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced that the Senate will vote today on their Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a final rule from the Trump-Vance Administration to politicize and destabilize the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The final Department of Education rule that this resolution would nullify all...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate advanced a War Powers Resolution to force an end to President Trump’s war with Iran. The resolution was led by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Recent polls continue to show widespread disapproval of the war against Iran. “Pre...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)'s bill that would designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service (NPS) passed the House unanimously.  “Dodona Manor has been a cornerstone of our community in Leesburg for several hundred years, and it deserves recognition. This bill honors George C. Marshall’s remarkable legacy by ensuring the proper...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate will vote tomorrow on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within and against Iran. Tomorrow marks 80 days since the Trump-Vance Administration launched Operation Epic Fury. The resolution is led by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Andy Ki...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $73,600,752 in federal funding to improve three Virginia airports. This funding is awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminals Program, which provides competitive grants for airport terminal improvements, airport-owned airport traffic control towers, and on-airport rail and bus projects that improve multimodal connections. The program is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the conclusion of President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi in Beijing. “The United States’ relationship with China is among the most consequential in the world and dialogue between the two countri...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on their elimination of tens of thousands of positions nationwide, a decision that has hit the Commonwealth particularly hard. Virginia is home to more than 629,000 veterans, one of the largest veteran populations in the country, and the second-highest share of veterans as a percentage of population among all states. In just a matter of months from last fall through Janu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) – members of the Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group – today released the following statement welcoming Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) as the Working Group’s newest member, replacing former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.):“We are pleased to welcome Sen. Boozman to the Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group, which exists to further the shared ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and his colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Washington’s Trail — 1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility test to designate Washington’s Trail as a national historic trail. Washington’s Trail follows George Washington’s path in 1753 on his way to Fort LeBoeuf in what is now known as Waterford, PA in Erie County. ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan group of 11 of his Senate colleagues issued a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the United States’ commitments to Taiwan, and reiterated their firm belief that the Administration should not make any changes to this policy. This letter coincides with President Donald Trump’s official trip to Beij...Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bicameral letter to President Donald Trump during the U.S.-China Summit urging him to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees to a country where they face torture, forced labor, imprisonment, or execution. The letter calls on President Trump to use "all diplomatic levers at his disposal" to compel the People's Republic of China (PRC) to halt the repatriatio...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $21,024,663 in federal funding to improve airport infrastructure across Virginia. This funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which the senators have supported robust funding for through the annual federal budget process. “Travelers deserve the comfort of knowing they can move safely and efficiently through Virginia airports,” said the senators. ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Police Week, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following report outlining how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay for Donald Trump’s ballroom project could instead be used to fund several federal programs that would support hiring and training for law enforcement agencies across the country, and benefits programs for officers and their families. “Taxpayer dollars should be directed toward the priorities that matter most t...Continue Reading