Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $417,983 in federal funding for Virginia tribes to expand access to diabetes treatment and prevention services. This funding was awarded through the Indian Health Services’ (IHS) Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI). These Virginia tribes haven’t previously received federal funding through SDPI, and legislation championed by Kaine and Warner to federally recognize six Virginia tribes made it p...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) reintroduced legislation to formally designate the Blue Ridge Music Center’s outdoor amphitheater the “Rick Boucher Amphitheater” after former Congressman Rick Boucher. “We are deeply appreciative of Congressman Boucher’s commitment to public service, and his continued work for Southwest Virginia,” the Senators said. “We can think of no better way to honor his yea...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act, a bill to honor 60 World War II-era diplomats from the United States and around the world in recognition of their bravery and heroism during the Holocaust. The Hagerty-Kaine legislation would posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to these diplomats who took heroic actions to save Jews fleeing Nazi Germany, including issuing p...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) in releasing the below statement in reaction to violent anti-government protests across Peru:   “While we recognize Peruvians’ frustration with their governing institutions’ ability to improve their daily lives, the solution is neither violence nor the further erosion of the country’s ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and other colleagues in introducing legislation to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would grant D.C. citizens full congressional representation. The bill would also ensure that the citizens and elected leaders of the District of Columbia have full authority over local affairs, including over the selection of judges to fill vacancies on D.C. courts, inc...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and 32 Democratic colleagues in reintroducing legislation to regulate assault weapons. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and other high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. This includes the gun used by a shooter on January 22 to...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and other colleagues in introducing the Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act to lower health care costs and expand access to health insurance for millions of Americans. The American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act expanded the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies to help lower health care premiums—pro...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the United States hit its debt limit—the technical limit on how much it can borrow to pay debt incurred over the past few decades—and began extraordinary measures: “Congress has an urgent responsibility to pass legislation to keep our country from defaulting on its debt incurred under Republican and Democratic Administrations. If we fail to do so because...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are pushing for specific safety upgrades at the Danville Courthouse and the Walter E. Hoffman U.S. Courthouse in Norfolk, both of which currently suffer from serious security vulnerabilities. U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Jennifer Kiggans (VA-02) joined the senators in voicing their concerns regarding the Hoffman Courthouse. In their letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which is tasked with co...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In December, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they secured over $200 million in federal funding for local community projects across Virginia in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill. The federal dollars come from a process that allows members of Congress to work with the communities they represent to request and dedicate funding for specific community projects in a manner that promotes transparency and accountability. Local leaders have pr...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded President Biden’s signing of the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Dismal Swamp and its associated sites as a National Heritage Area. The Great Dismal Swamp has served as a home of native people and wildlife for thousands of years as well as played an important role in African...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statements on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule banning employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their employees. The FTC estimates that the new proposed rule could increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans. “The FTC’s proposed rule banning the use of non-compe...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded President Joe Biden’s signing of legislation to avert a government shutdown and fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023. Among other major priorities, this legislation includes nearly $200 million in federal funding for Virginia-specific projects secured by Sens. Warner and Kaine. “The 117th Congress has been the most productive Congress in modern history and it’s only fit...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement in celebration of the Senate passage of their legislation to formally designate the Blue Ridge Music Center’s outdoor amphitheater the ‘Rick Boucher Amphitheater’ after former Congressman Rick Boucher. Now the legislation heads to the House of Representatives for passage before going to the President for signature. “We are deeply appreciative of Congressman Boucher’s...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured over $200 million in federal funding for Virginia in the Senate-passed government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023. The bills are expected to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives shortly before being signed by President Joe Biden. “This bill funds critical national priorities, including health care, education, scientific research and veterans services. It builds o...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) applauded passage of their legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act will deliver critical federal dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, and assign a specific entity – the Northern Neck...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing concern over reports that military housing companies are conditioning compensation for unsafe housing on military families signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). In the letter, the lawmakers urge the Department of Defen...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding key health and climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act—legislation the senators helped pass in August to help Virginia lower drug and energy costs, improve access to health care, and tackle climate change—that will go into effect on January 1, 2023: “This year, we were proud to have helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that w...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded unanimous Senate passage of their Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Dismal Swamp and its associated sites as a National Heritage Area. The Great Dismal Swamp has served as a home of native people and wildlife for thousands of years. It has also served an important role in African Am...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured over $200 million in federal funding for Virginia in the newly released text of the government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023. The bills are expected to be passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives and then signed by President Joe Biden.   “This bill funds critical national priorities, including health care, education, scientific research a...Continue Reading