Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review the lower court rulings against President  Trump’s travel ban and to allow parts of the travel ban to go into effect: “While I am disappointed by the Court’s decision to allow parts of the Trump Administration’s travel ban to go into effect, I am encouraged that the justices maintained the ability of travelers from the affected ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the release of the Senate Republican health care bill: “Senate Republicans kept their health care bill completely secret from the American people until the 11th hour, and now we know why. This bill isn’t just mean; it’s cruel. It would hurt Virginians – particularly seniors, children, people with disabi...Continue Reading

District-by-District Report Shows Virginia Schools Received Nearly $33 Million in Medicaid Reimbursements in Most Recent Reporting Years  WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released a district-by-district report on the importance of Medicaid to Virginia’s public schools and how the $1.3 trillion combined cuts to Medicaid in the Trump budget and the Republican health care plan – known as TrumpCare – would harm schools and the children who attend th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine participated in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing reviewing Congressional Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), including the one that Kaine introduced with U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) last month against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), al-Qaeda, and the Taliban. Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) began the hearing thanking Kaine and Flake for their “tireless efforts” to present a biparti...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement reversing U.S. policy towards Cuba:   “President Trump’s announcement of measures that reverse U.S. policy towards Cuba is a step backwards for U.S. leadership in the Western Hemisphere.  U.S. engagement with Cuba through diplomacy, business, travel, and people-to-people ties is critical to advan...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner, and co-sponsored by every member of the Senate, commending U.S. Capitol Police Officers, the Alexandria Police Department, and first responders for their heroism during the attack on Members of Congress, their staff, and others at an Alexandria park who were practicing for a Congressional baseball game for charity. The resolution also recognizes the survivors of the...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act to help stabilize the individual health care marketplace and lower premiums. The Act would provide certainty in the marketplace by creating a permanent reinsurance program for the individual health insuran...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the attack against a Congressional GOP baseball practice in Alexandria: “I am praying for Representative Scalise and all hurt in the outrageous attack this morning in Alexandria. Thank you to the Capitol Police, Alexandria Police, first responders and everyone helping those harmed.” ###

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on his vote to block the sale of certain arms to Saudi Arabia: “I voted to block sale of certain arms to Saudi Arabia because I am concerned about the continued escalation of the military conflict in Yemen that has taken the lives of over 10,000 Yemeni civilians.  The war in Yemen has produced a devastating humanitarian crisis, and the country is on the brink of famine.  The sale of additional...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, released the following statement on the release of Otto Warmbier, an American citizen and University of Virginia student who was arrested by the North Korean government last year and unjustly sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years in prison: “The release of Otto Warmbier from prison in North Korea is long overdue and I am relieved ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to introduce the Better Workforce for Veterans Act to improve recruitment, hiring, and retention practices at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA). Workforce shortages at the VA have led to longer wait times and harmed the institution’s ability to deliver quality care to the nation’s veterans. Currently, there are 45,000 staff vacancies at the VA, 38,000 of which ar...Continue Reading

~ Since its inception, ARC has created more than 300,000 jobs ~  WASHINGTON – A group of eight U.S. Senators representing six states is urging Senate appropriators to fully fund the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in 2018 at $152 million – in opposition to the Trump Administration’s proposal to end the state-federal partnership. For more than fifty years, ARC has provided funding and support for job-creating community projects across the 13 Appalachian states, produc...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led 15 of his colleagues to introduce the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017, a bill that would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the classes protected from discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), to ensure equal housing opportunities for all Americans. U.S. Representative Scott Taylor (R-VA) introduced the original House version of this bill in early March of this year. The FHA only prohibits housing discrimination ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner will introduce legislation to strengthen the public’s ability to evaluate the impacts of natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith will introduce similar legislation in the House. This bill makes it easier for the public to offer input and clarify the circumstances under which eminent domain should and should not be used. &nb...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner have requested the highest level of funding in Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) to support black lung health clinics that serve Virginia’s coal miners. In a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Kaine and Warner asked that the Subcommittee’s annual funding bill include the full authorized amount of $10 million to support the clin...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award a total of $2,012,800 in federal funding to communities across Virginia. The grants will be used to support environmental site assessments, supervision programs, and community outreach activities with the goal of revitalizing unusable contaminated sites for productive use. “This funding will support Virginia’s clean drinking water efforts and a...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to abandon America’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement:   “President Trump’s retreat from the Paris Agreement will turn over America’s international leadership role to China and make it harder to deal with the realities of climate change we already see at home in places like Hampton Ro...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that Virginia fire departments will receive $594,707 in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The AFG program supports local fire departments by providing funds for new equipment and training.   “We are pleased to announce this critical funding to support Virginia’s brave firefighters. We must ensure ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced today that Virginia Tech, Virginia Western Community College, and Northern Virginia Community College have been awarded $4,999,970 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish stronger networks between these institutions and increase the success of engineering transfer students following the community college-to-bachelor's degree pathway. This competitive grant will support scholarships for low-income stude...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today introduced a bipartisan Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), al-Qaeda, and the Taliban. Flake serves as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Kaine serves as a member of both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee. Nearly sixteen years after Congress passed the 2001 AUMF, the U.S. fight against ...Continue Reading