Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $76,530,000 in federal funding for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, also known as Jefferson Lab, in Newport News to support multiple projects that are critical to ensuring the U.S. remains a leader in science and technology. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation Warner and Kaine helped pass in August to lower costs for Virginians and build a strong foundatio...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced two direct loans for Virginia from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program: a loan of up to $82.6 million to help finance the I-81 Regular Project—which is focused on various improvements in Roanoke County, including the construction of additional lanes and bridge replacements—and $15 million for the I-81 Rural Proje...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $115,675,266 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover unpaid utility bills, and make cost-effective home energy repairs that will lower their heating and cooling bills ahead of the winter season. The funds are being awarded through the Administration for Children and Families’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and they we...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that the Silver Line expansion to Washington Dulles International Airport will open on Tuesday, November 15, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday: “We are pleased to see WMATA move forward on its promise to safely open the Silver Line’s service to Dulles—just in time to provide Virginians with a more conve...Continue Reading

Photos of the lawmakers’ visits are available here WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues—and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)—the first Dominican American elected to Congress, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Sta...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $30,810,000 in federal funding to help Virginia schools purchase 81 clean and zero-emission school buses that will accelerate the transition to zero-emissions vehicles and produce cleaner air in communities across the Commonwealth. The funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Warner and Kaine helped pass last year. “Th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced an agreement with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that will allow for the opening of the Silver Line ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday: “After brokering productive discussions with WMATA and Metro Safety Commission last week and over the weekend, we are pleased to see a plan that will allow ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee—issued the following statement regarding the newly released 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress: “In the wake of the unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19, teachers, students, and their families need and deserve our support. That’s why Congress made historic investments in K-12 schools in the COVID relief bills, which provid...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) announcement establishing a national center to expand and strengthen the direct care workforce. Direct care workers and family caregivers provide critical support to older Americans, people with disabilities, and individuals living with chronic conditions. Kaine, who has long advocated for the direct car...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding the status of the Silver Line extension: “The United States government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, local governments, taxpayers and commuters have spent billions to construct a state-of-the-art Silver Line. It’s taken decades to realize the dream of Metro service to Dulles and now travelers along the corridor can see tracks, gleaming new stations, and test trains...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,165,000 in federal funding for four economic development projects in Southwest Virginia. “We are excited to support this investment in Southwest Virginia’s economic development. These funds will create jobs, increase recreational opportunities, improve public health, and make necessary advancements for Virginia’s underserved communities as we continue to support increasingly diverse local...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Biden Administration works to establish two crucial semiconductor initiatives authorized by CHIPS and Science Act, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to take full advantage of the contributions, assets, and expertise available in states nationwide. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Senators advocate for a decentralized “hub...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) released the following statement calling for the passage of their bill to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The 2002 AUMF was signed into law nearly 20 years ago—on October 16, 2002—and authorized the use of military force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. “Decisions as important as whether to send service members into harm’s way warrant careful deli...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,467,900 in federal funding to expand access to health care and nutrition assistance across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine helped pass last year, and is awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program. “Virginians’ zip codes should not determine whether or no...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be made available for U.S. employers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023: “I welcome today’s announcement from the Biden Administration. Seafood processors are an integral part of economies up and down our coast. We mu...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3,712,000 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration for improvements of the wharf at the Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT), previously known as the Port of Richmond. This funding was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, negotiated by Sen. Warner and supported by Sen. Kaine, which includes $17 billion for port infrastructure...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $5,998,207 in federal funding for community health workforce training across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine voted to pass last year, and will be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Community Health Worker Training Program. “All Virginians, regardless of where they live or work, deserve health care. That...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), alongside U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD-03), Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05), and Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), today led a bicameral group of nearly 100 colleagues in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to extend the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver deadline until July 1, 2023 – when the Department of Education’s new PSL...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) issued a statement after President Biden formally approved the Commonwealth of Virginia’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the severe flooding event in Southwest Virginia on July 13, 2022. This declaration triggers the release of Public Assistance in the affected areas, while the Commonwealth’s request for Individual Assistance remains under revi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage of the bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0, which would end an outdated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in clinical trials. Kaine voted to pass this bill out of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee this summer. He is a cosponsor of similar legislation, the FDA Modernization Act, led by Senato...Continue Reading