Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced that the Virginia Port Authority will receive $20 million in funding from the Department of Transportation for improvements to Portsmouth Marine Terminal that will allow it to serve as a staging area to support the manufacturing and movement of offshore wind goods to support the 2.6 gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project and other commercial offshore wind projects up-and-down the East...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, re-introduced his Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to tackle the lack of representation of rural students, underserved students, and students of color in the physician pipeline. The bill would provide grants to colleges and universities to establish or expand medical schools in underserved areas or at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Historica...Continue Reading

Kaine Secures Virginia Wins, Reforms to Address Military Sexual Assault in 2022 Defense Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes numerous provisions he championed to benefit Virginia’s defense community, shipbuilding industry, and victims of sexual assault. "As a member of the Armed Servi...Continue Reading

You can watch video of his remarks here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Michael Bennet led Senators Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, and Catherine Cortez Masto on the Senate floor calling for swift passage of the Build Back Better bill that will lower costs and extend the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Senator Kaine shared stories of how Virginian...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, and Ranking Member Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voicing their concerns about the mistreatment of detained Chinese lawyer and independent journalist Zhang Zhan and to urge the United States to continue to...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led Senator Mark R. Warner and Representatives Bobby Scott, Gerald Connolly, Don Beyer, A. Donald McEachin, Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger, and Jennifer Wexton in a letter to Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, inviting him to visit the Port of Virginia. In their letter, the lawmakers point to the success of past infrastructure investments that have allowed the Port to remain fluid in the face of our nat...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner & Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a bicameral letter led by Senator Cory Booker and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to address student voter registration and participation as it formulates higher education rulemaking. The letter comes as states across the country pass legislation designed to curb the voting rights of Black, Brow...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded two grants totaling $2,966,029 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded to Southwest Virginia to strengthen the region’s workforce development initiatives and outdoor recreation economy. The first is a $1,466,029 grant awarded to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge for the development of workforce training opportunities to help individuals in the region gain key skills ...Continue Reading

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 100 occupations only require an associate degree or postsecondary non-degree credential   CREATE Graduates Act will remove barriers for community college students who transferred to a four-year college to earn an associate degree WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Bob Casey (D-PA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements (CREATE) Graduates Act, which would he...Continue Reading

Bill Named In Honor Of Dr. Lorna Breen, A Charlottesville Native Who Died By Suicide While Serving On Frontlines Of Pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded House passage of his bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, comprehensive legislation to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care profe...Continue Reading

Kaine Is Pushing To Extend The Child Tax Credit As Part Of The Build Back Better Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced the launch of his Child Tax Credit Stories website, urging families across the Commonwealth to share their stories of how the Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments have helped them. In March, Kaine voted to pass the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which expanded the CTC and instructed the IRS to provide tax cuts to millions of families in need (up to $2...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released the following joint statement after the Administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games: “We applaud the President’s decision to withhold any diplomatic presence from the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. America must not lend its credibility to the Chinese Communist Party, which represses ethnic and religious minorities — committing genocide against its Uygh...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and members of the Virginia congressional delegation sent a letter requesting at least $159 million in federal funding for the Norfolk Harbor Widening and Deepening project. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, the lawmakers requested that this funding be approved in part through the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced Virginia transit and highway systems are expected to receive more than $8 billion in federal funds over the next five years as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed into law last month. “The bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering real, hard-fought wins to communities across the Commonwealth and the nation to maintain our roads, bridges, and rail,” the senators said. &#...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) asked President Joe Biden to approve an appeal that would grant federal assistance to individual residents in and around Hurley, Va. who were affected by the severe flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred on August 30, 2021, causing extensive damage in the area. Following the extreme rainfall event, Hurley, Va. and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage, including lo...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the United States to strongly advocate for a free, fair, and peaceful electoral process ahead of Honduras’ November 28th election. “The general election scheduled this weekend is an important opportunity for Honduras to demonst...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – On the busiest air travel day of the year, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that airports in Virginia are expected to receive $399,740,660 in federal funds over the next five years as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed into law last week. The funding will be distributed to Virginia airports over five years as follows: Washington Dulles International: $120,399,725 Ronald Reagan Washington National: $116,734,485 Richmond Internati...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $5,493,100 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve infrastructure in rural communities across the Commonwealth. The funding was awarded through the Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program, the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Community Facilities Disaster Grants, and the Economic Impact Initiative Grants Program, all...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his co-sponsorship of the Healthy Maternal and Obstetric Medicine (Healthy MOM) Act, legislation that would ensure that all people eligible for coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces, as well as those eligible for other individual or group health plan coverage, can access affordable health coverage throughout their pregn...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expressing concern that the FAA is considering closing the Air Traffic Control Tower at Richmond International Airport between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. In their letter, the Senators highlight the need for the Control Tower to continue to be operational on a 24/7 basis for airport safety. “The FAA’s analysis should take into account the critical nee...Continue Reading