Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding the Israeli Defense Forces’ elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: “The elimination of Yahya Sinwar, a long-time Hamas leader and one of the chief architects of the October 7 attack, is a monumental win for the Israeli and Palestinian people and the long-term stability of the region. It is in the best interest of Israeli and Ameri...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in support of workers at Goodyear’s manufacturing plant in Danville. Last year, the United Steelworkers, which represents more than 1,800 Virginians employed at Goodyear, filed an antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) petition with the ITC alleging illegal dumping of truck and bus tire imports from Thailand. Dumping—when a country exports a ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Bob Casey (D-PA) in sending a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra urging continued action to address the critical intravenous (IV) fluid shortage affecting hospitals across the nation. This shortage, caused by the temporary closure of Baxter International's manufacturing plant in North Carolina due to flooding from Hurricane Hel...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 19 of his Senate and House colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to provide clarity on the implementation of a change in reimbursements for children’s hospitals that provide care to military families covered by TRICARE, the government health care program for active duty servicemembers and their families. “We write to expres...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $2,069,443 in federal funding to boost economic development across Southwest Virginia. The funding was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative, which provides funding to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related suppl...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-VA, announced an estimated $35,159,000 in federal funding for Virginia to identify and replace lead pipes and create good-paying water infrastructure jobs. The funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped pass and is being allocated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after the Biden-Harris Administration issued a rule requiring drinking water systems across the count...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on Ageism Awareness Day, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a group of senators in sending a letter to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requesting that the agency examine the impact of ageism on quality and equity of care, patient safety, and health outcomes. Ageism in health care is associated with a decreased likelihood that older adults will receive care that meets med...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, both D-VA, announced $2,225,710 in federal funding for education programs based in Alexandria, Richmond, and Harrisonburg to train behavioral health professionals to address substance use disorders, students’ mental health, and racial disparities in access to mental health treatment. The funding is being allocated by Substance Abuse and Mental Heal...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $11,692,000 in federal funding to protect young children and their families from hazardous lead poisoning in their homes. The sale of lead-based paint is banned in the United States, but many older homes still have the old paint on walls, which can become dangerous as it peels and chips. Young children are most susceptible to lead poisoning and can face long-term developmental delays if exposed. This fundi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel: “One year ago, at the end of Sukkot and the beginning of Simchat Torah, Hamas inflicted horrific violence in a sickening attack on Israel, brutally murdering nearly 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages. Today and every day, we mourn the lives lost on October 7 and the s...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, (both D-VA), and U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) announced $6,000,000 in federal funds from the National Park Service’s (NPS) Land and Water Conservation Fund to help the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation acquire the property needed to preserve President James Monroe’s Oak Hill home as a new state park.   “Oak Hill is an important site with clear historic value to our nation,” the lawmakers said. ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) welcomed the approval of Virginia’s request for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia. The lawmakers wrote a letter urging President Biden to approve this request to surge federal resources to impacted areas and help Virginia more quickly respond to and recover from Hurricane Helene’s impacts. “I...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) on the d...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) alongside Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote a letter to President Biden formally requesting the approval of Virginia’s request for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia. If approved, this request would grant emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance under the Public Assistance and Individual Assistance programs for ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) met Virginians, first responders, and local officials in Damascus, Marion, and Galax to hear directly about the damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene and discuss the support needed to get impacted Virginians back on their feet. Kaine’s visits followed his work to successfully advocate for a federal Emergency Declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia, which will provide federal resources to support debris removal and restore p...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (both D-VA) joined a group of Senate colleagues to introduce the Health Care Affordability Act, legislation to lower health care costs for millions of Americans and make the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage permanent. PTCs were previously enhanced under the Inflation Reduction Act but are se...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement regarding resolutions filed to block five out of over 100 separate weapons transfers to Israel by the Biden Administration since October 7, 2023: “Since February, I have called on the Biden Administration to support Israel through the provision of defensive weapons, such as those used to defeat the Iranian drone and missile attacks in A...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a former fair housing lawyer, (both D-VA) announced $1,626,496 in federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) Grant Program. The program allocates funds to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and other matters related to ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded Senate passage of their Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 91), a bill to honor 60 World War II-era diplomats from the United States and around the world who risked their careers and, in many instances, their lives to save others during the Holocaust. The Hagerty-Kaine legislation would posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to these diplomats who took he...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced expanded coverage of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility services through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program—a move that Kaine pushed for: “If the federal government wants to continue to retain and attract the best civil servants, it must prov...Continue Reading