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On day one, President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. American history, but Virginia's U.S. Senators are still unclear of how the plan will impact undocumented immigrants in the Commonwealth and beyond.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has long prioritized immigrants with criminal records.  However, Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has said he anticipates collateral arrests as a part of their new plan. This means, undocumented i...Continue Reading

Nearly $11 million from the federal government is being given to the Virginia Department of Energy to install 392 EV chargers across the state. Virginia U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner made the announcement Monday. “I definitely think it’s going to create excitement across the state," said Joel Morales. Morales is the new car sales manager at Banister Nissan in Norfolk. He believes having more chargers could help encourage people to get an electric vehicle. "Some of the hesitancy that’s ...Continue Reading

Senator Tim Kaine is entering his 13th year in Congress. He spoke with WMRA's Randi B. Hagi about his priorities under a Republican trifecta. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said his priorities for 2025 include "offense" projects that have bipartisan support, and one big piece of legislation he hopes to defend from being cut by Republicans. First on the agenda? TIM KAINE: Childcare, I just hear from parents and childcare providers, but also employers all the time that if we could have more affordable,...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced on Tuesday over $46 million in federal funding to support disaster recovery following Hurricane Helene. According to a release, the money comes from a disaster relief package recently passed to keep the government funded. The funding, which will be allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant, will help to provide flexible funding in order to restore public infrastructure, homes and bu...Continue Reading

United States Senator Tim Kaine was sworn into the 119th Congress on Friday. Kaine was re-elected to a third term in November, defeating his Republican challenger, Hung Cao. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to serve Virginians for another six years," said Kaine in a press release. "I’m proud of what we’ve done so far to lower health care costs, rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, protect our national security, and grow our economy by bringing new investments to Virginia. I look forward to b...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine recently applauded the unanimous passage of a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). According to a release, the OAA authorizes programs and services to assist older Americans age in their homes and communities — including Kaine’s Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act, which helps to designate trained volunteers and staff to be representatives and advocates for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilit...Continue Reading

Millions of federal dollars are going to support an affordable housing project in Albemarle County. On Thursday, Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner announced more than $29 million in funding for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. According to a release, this funding will go toward preserving long-term housing affordability for residents of the Southwood Mobile Park, south of Charlottesville. This funding is part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pre...Continue Reading

A new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to combat illegal fishing practices and trade of endangered species worldwide, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy. The Louisiana Republican is sponsoring the proposal with with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. The Protecting Global Fisheries Act would expand the U.S. government’s authority to create and enforce maritime law alongside other nations, with their efforts centered on illegal and unregulated fishing practices. The bill would also extend powers to the president...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine was awarded the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award Wednesday. The award was given for the work Kaine has done to ensure “the highest quality of service and quality of life for servicemembers.” Awarded by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, it’s the highest award the Secretary can bestow on a civilian outside of the Department of the Navy. In 2017, Kaine received a distinguished civilian award from Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning following his advocac...Continue Reading

Democrat Tim Kaine took to the Senate floor to advocate for a right he says is constitutional. The U.S. Virginia senator said birthright citizenship is a protected by the 14th Amendment of the constitution. Birthright citizenship automatically grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. regardless of their parents' citizenship status. President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to end that right on day one in office. “Anyone who wants to reverse or curtail birthright citizenship is acting d...Continue Reading

Today, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,300,000 in federal funding to help aid in the clean-up efforts of outdoor recreation sites impacted by Hurricane Helene. The funding, made possible by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will be used to evaluate damages to 17 counties and 4 independent cities and develop plans to restore parks and trails across Southwest Virginia. Many outdoor recreation sites were severely damaged from the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. “...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Congressman Bob Good have introduced a bill concerning an emergency road for Wintergreen Resort. On Thursday, they submitted the bicameral legislation supporting the construction of an emergency road for Wintergreen residents. The resort in Nelson County currently has only one road in or out, which has led to concerns among the resort’s leadership and the people who live there, especially in the wake of highly destructive wildfire...Continue Reading

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) introduced the Protect Our Essential Medicines Act, which would require the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of vital drugs whose supply could be vulnerable in the case of a future pandemic or epidemic. Kaine told VPM News he hoped the law would safeguard against future supply chain issues and protect Americans from drug shortages. “These drug shortages issues are becoming more and more frequent,” Kaine said. “They’re hard ...Continue Reading

Southside Virginia resident Wendy Oliver’s body might be frail amid her struggle with Lupus — an autoimmune disease that has rendered her disabled — but her spirit is strong as she and her husband navigate accessing her pain medication amid national drug shortages.  “This (disease) is something I have to deal with, but I don’t need to deal with the uncertainty on whether I’m going to be able to acquire my medications,” she said. “That’s a stress that nobody should have to go through.” With Lupus...Continue Reading

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday $1.45 millon in federal funding to address lead-based paint hazards in homes across Virginia. Lead-based paint was banned in 1978, however, more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it. Nearly 4 million of those homes have children under the age of 6 living in them. The paint is dangerous if it peeps, chips or is disturbed in any way. Even the dust from the paint poses a risk. The funding i...Continue Reading

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing congressional leadership for a vote on disaster relief to assist those impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-Va., joined Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, both R-N.C., and Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both D-Ga., in sending a letter urging both chambers of Congress to bring a robust supplemental appropriations bill to the floor during the first week of December. From the letter: “As Senator...Continue Reading

We want people to have kids, we want people to work, but we don’t put nearly enough into childcare – where the folks who work in it are grossly underpaid, and the people who have to pay for it are left to their own devices. This is among the most obvious things that we get wrong, and have gotten wrong for years, decades. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal childcare assistance, funding for the childcare system has not met the needs of American families. T...Continue Reading

Washington — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., wants to see an increase in funding for child care support in the fiscal year 2025 federal funding bill. Kaine has joined 100 other lawmakers in seeking the increase in child care funding. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal child care assistance, funding for the child care system has not met the needs of American families,” Kaine and the 100 other lawmakers wrote in a letter to congressional leadership. “The ch...Continue Reading

washington — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., wants to see an increase in funding for child care support in the fiscal year 2025 federal funding bill. Kaine has joined 100 other lawmakers in seeking the increase in child care funding. “Despite consistent bipartisan support for increasing investments in federal child care assistance, funding for the child care system has not met the needs of American families,” Kaine and the 100 other lawmakers wrote in a letter to congressional leadership. “The ch...Continue Reading