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For video of Kaine’s remarks, click here WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. “The nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history. She'll be the first African American woman on the court. And she'll move a court that had never had a woman member when I start...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today regarding new steps by the Biden Administration to help respond to long COVID, including key efforts first proposed by Kaine in his Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act: “There is so much left for us to learn about long COVID, and the best way to get those answers is to put our full weight behin...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement announcing that he will vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to the Supreme Court: “Given the gravity of a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, my practice is to withhold any decision on a nominee — regardless of my previous positions on that nominee for other judgeships — until I carefully review their qualification...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Representative Elaine Luria and the Virginia delegation in a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro urging the U.S. Navy to name a ship after Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad, the only Filipino American to receive the Medal of Honor. “Trinidad was awarded the Medal of Honor, in accordance with General Order Number 142 signed by the Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on April 1, 1915, due to his extraordinary hero...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act, which would grant the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) additional flexibility so that schools and summer meal sites can stay open and improve access to free, healthy meals for children. The additional flexibility would mean less red tape and more op...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $65,591,635 in federal funding for Virginia to make homes more energy efficient and help lower utility costs. The funding will be awarded through the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which was expanded under the bipartisan infrastructure law‘s historic federal investments in upgrading our power infrastructure and reducing carbon emissions. Eligible organizations will be...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announcement that an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas are being made available for U.S. employers between April 1, 2022 and September 30, 2022: “Seafood businesses play an invaluable role in so many of Virginia’s local coastal economies. I applaud DHS and DOL for heeding our call to mak...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and his Senate colleagues in a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power to press international donors at the United Nations pledging conference to fulfill the current $3.8 billion funding gap for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and to ensure that aid can re...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) expressed horror and demanded immediate and aggressive action by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) following more than 70 animal welfare violations at an Envigo breeding and research facility based in Cumberland, Virginia. In a letter to APHIS Administrator Kevin Shea, the Senators urged APHIS to immediately suspend Envigo’s Cumberland facility license, condemning “persistent and ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott and Elaine Luria (both D-VA), issued the following statement, applauding an additional $223,871,000 in federal funding for key Virginia projects, including the Norfolk Harbor Widening and Deepening Project, the City of Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, and the Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: “We’re elated to see the bipartisan infrastructure law continue to de...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee covering democracy and human rights issues, joined SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), SFRC Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and other Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, requesting she introduce a resolution at the UN to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. “In February, Russia launched a massive milita...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL)—both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—applauded the Committee’s passage of their bipartisan legislation to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without the Senate’s advice and consent, readying the bill for a vote before the full Senate. “The conflict in Ukraine is a powerful example of why affirming the U.S. commit...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act, introduced by Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, would require Medicare plans and private group or individual health care plans to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. Thi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, which would expand American seniors’ access to mental health services. The legislation would allow marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) to bill Medicare, increasing the number of mental health providers available to our nation’s s...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act, legislation to modernize our nation’s public health data infrastructure. This bill would increase timely and accurate information sharing between local, state, and federal public health departments to improve our preparedness and response to emerging public heal...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Tammy Baldwin and his colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Cameroon, which would provide lifesaving protection to Cameroonians in the United States. “The insecurity in nine of ten of the country’s regions and nationwide government repression of political dissent and use of torture and incommunicado detention make safe return for Cameroonian na...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-FL) in applauding the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of their United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022. The bipartisan proposal, which now moves on to the Senate Floor for a final v...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after the passing of the 64th U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: "Madeleine Albright was a towering figure in American diplomacy, a tireless champion for democracy, and a dear friend. I will miss her wise counsel.” ###

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led the introduction of the Shenandoah Mountain Act, legislation to establish a 92,000-acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area (SMNSA) in Rockingham, Augusta, and Highland counties. He was joined in introducing the legislation by Senator Mark R. Warner. National Scenic Areas are established by Congress to protect the scenic, historic, recreational and natural resources in specific areas, while allowing compatible uses such as outd...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is Co-Chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. They were joined in the introduction by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Repre...Continue Reading