Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and 13 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding answers about several Cabinet officials’ accidental adding of a reporter to an unsecured group chat where secret, high-level military planning was occurring, in violation of security protocols and potentially in violation of the law.   “I am gravely concerned by appalling reports that sen...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) joined 23 of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding detailed answers about the Trump Administration’s illegal cancellation of over $600 million in federal funding for teacher training grants, and to warn the Secretary of the detrimental effects the cancellation is already having on communities across...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), were welcomed by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as new members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group. The 340B program was established to provide certain non-profit health care providers, hospitals and clinics a discount on outpatient drugs. These covered entities then use these savings to provide more comprehensive ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the Trump administration to reverse their decision cancelling the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), vital programs that support Virginia’s food banks, schools, and other food providers in purchasing food directly from local farms, ranchers a...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 regarding an executive order President Trump signed to gut the U.S. Department of Education: “Everyone knows that economic success in America begins with a good education, whether that be a four-year degree or a stellar K-12 experience and high-quality career and technical programs. President Trump’s executive order to gut the U....Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 26 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, legislation that would ensure all of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) more than 65,000 employees—including frontline Transportation Security Officers (TSOs)—are afforded the same worker rights, protections, and pay system provided to most other federal workers. The legislation comes on the heels of the Trump Administration’s recent moves to ca...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Mark Warner (D-VA), announced the introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act. This legislation would incentivize agricultural conservation practices by providing federal resources to help cut costs for the region’s farmers while improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay. As approximately one-third of the Chesapeake Bay’s ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement: “While the government will remain open, we are frustrated that this funding bill gives a blank check to Donald Trump and Elon Musk to continue attacking the federal workforce and dismantling the services Virginians rely on. This bill lacks the meaningful proposals we offered as amendments to rein in and defund DOGE and protect our veterans from being indiscriminately fired – because Republic...Continue Reading

BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke on the Senate floor to express his opposition to House Republicans’ funding bill. Republicans in Congress did not negotiate with Democrats on the legislation, and House Republicans passed their bill on Tuesday and then left town in an attempt to force the Senate to vote for it. The House Republican bill includes several provisions that ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, John Boozman (R-AR), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation that would amend the U.S. tax code to create incentives for businesses to hire military spouses. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Mike Kell...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, introduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act, legislation that would provide protections against bullying and harassment in schools, especially for vulnerable students. U.S. Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) and Mark Takano (D-CA-39) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. “No child should face bullying or harassment in school,” sa...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), (both D-VA) joined 24 of their Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins regarding his plans to cut more than 80,000 VA employees this year—including at least 20,000 veterans. The lawmakers stressed the harmful impact these firings will have on veterans’ earned care and benefits, which Warner and Kaine helped dramatica...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined a group of his colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration reverse its cancellation of 585 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracts, including those that help veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins access lifesaving health care. This care is guaranteed under the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act (PACT Act), which Kaine helped pass and has provided care and benefits to over...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to address the lack of representation of students of color, rural students, and underserved students in the physician pipeline. The bill would encourage the recruitment, enrollment, and retention of students from underrepresented backgrounds by providing grants through the Healt...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump’s wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount to a 25 percent tax on goods imported from one of America’s top trading partners and closest allies. The legislation is privileged, which means the U.S. Senate will be required to vote on the bill...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 regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s firing of nearly half its workforce: “America has always been at the forefront of innovation and economic opportunity—in large part because of our strong education system. But President Trump and Elon Musk’s firing of nearly half of the federal employees at the U.S. Department of Educa...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement: “We thank the National Transportation Safety Board for their work investigating the January 29 tragedy at Reagan National, and for issuing today’s preliminary report and findings. We must take every step necessary to make sure an accident like this can never happen again. While the full NTSB investigation continues, we appreciate the willingness of the Secretary of Transportation and the Fed...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) in introducing the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, legislation that would reinstate veterans who were fired from their federal jobs as part of the Trump Administration’s indiscriminate and mass layoff of federal employees. Veterans make up 30% of the federal workforce, and it’s estimated that the Administration has already fired more than 6,000 veterans. “President Trump has fired more vete...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to quickly publish clear guidelines on administering disaster relief aid to farmers following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “Following the destruction caused by recent natural disasters, including the catastrophic damages caused by Hurricanes Helene an...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA), joined a bipartisan group of 27 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act, legislation that would allow previously-vetted health care providers to enroll as participating providers in Medicaid programs across state lines to treat children with complex medical needs....Continue Reading