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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), cosponsored the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act, bipartisan legislation led by John Boozman (R-AR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to protect veterans from unaccredited individuals and businesses charging unauthorized fees to assist veterans filing for disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Current law prohibits unaccredited clai...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and 29 of their colleagues in urging Congressional leadership to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is set to run out in a few months. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which Warner and Kaine helped pass, to lower high-speed internet costs for low-income Americans. Over one million households in Virginia ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, released the following statement in recognition of an agreement between Venezuela’s Unitary Platform and the Maduro regime to institute democratizing electoral reforms and the Biden administration’s subsequent conditional easement of U....Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $71,816,110 in federal funding to reduce power outages, enable more clean energy sources to reach the electric grid, and provide consumers with cost-saving insights into their power use. The funding, made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, which both senators helped pass, was awarded through the Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program. “Communities acro...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and 31 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations’ emergency appeal of $294 million to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the West Bank and Gaza. “As a result of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza prompted by...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, cosponsored the Not Just a Number Act, bipartisan legislation led by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and John Boozman (R-AR) that would help the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) better prevent veteran suicide. Specifically, the legislation would require the VA to evaluate the relationship between VA benefits and suicide outcomes in their annual ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement regarding a recent report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) that found child care is unaffordable for the majority of Virginia families: “In every region of Virginia, parents tell me about how difficult it is to find high-quality, affordable child care. This report from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review C...Continue Reading

PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), met with Jack Lew, President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Kaine expressed his support for Lew and reiterated the need for the Senate to confirm Lew as soon as possible. Lew’s presence in Jerusalem would send a strong signal of support to Israel as it responds to the horrific attacks conducted against Israel...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Virginia lawmakers gathered at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) to celebrate the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s meritorious selection of Jefferson Lab as the Hub Director for the new High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) – a scientific user facility that will specialize in advanced infrastructure for data-intensive science. The project to build the HPDF Hub will be a partnership between Jefferson Lab and Lawrence Berkeley National La...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – On Friday, October 6, 2023 Virginia’s Democratic Congressional delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate reports that the Youngkin Administration has removed eligible Virginia voters from the voter rolls and whether any violations of the Voting Rights Act or other federal laws were committed. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Representatives Robert C. “Bo...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding Hamas’ deadly early morning attack on Israeli civilians: “Hamas’ acts of terror against Israeli civilians are sickening. There is never an appropriate time for violence, but the timing of this morning’s attack—at the end of Sukkot and the beginning of Simchat Torah—is especially disturbing. Leaders around the world must come together to urge for an im...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, sent a letter to the Administration urging them to strengthen the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) and expand trade and investment among APEP countries. The Administration announced APEP in June 2022 to address shared challenges in the region and foster regional competitiveness, resilience, shared prosperity, and inclusive and sustainable development....Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the announcement that all 10 drug manufacturers whose drugs were selected for price negotiation with Medicare have agreed to participate in the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. The Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators helped pass last year, allows the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time in history, which wil...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,538,694 in federal funding to improve airports across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which both senators helped pass to improve air travel, roads, bridges, rail, broadband, and water infrastructure. “Our local airports support local businesses and help Virginians get where they need to go,” said the senators. “We’re glad this funding will help improve safety and modern...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in introducing the Head Start for Our Future Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow college students who are eligible for the federal work-study program to work for Head Start, Early Head Start, or other early childhood education programs. The bill would help alleviate ongoing staffing shortages in the...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement in response to the release of a Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report detailing failures at the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hampton, VA that led to the delayed diagnosis and treatment during the period of 2021 to 2022: “We are deeply saddened and troubled to learn that deficiencies in primary and specialty care services at the Hampton VA Medical Cent...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through November 17: “Today, at the very last possible moment, Congress finally acted to avert a painful, pointless government shutdown. This deal only became possible when House Republicans turned to Democrats for the votes they couldn’t muster within their majority to keep the government open. We are gravely di...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led 47 of their colleagues, including Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), in introducing a resolution commemorating the 5th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in an action directed by Saudi government officials. Kaine, Connolly, and Warner represented Khashoggi, a Northern Virginia resident, in Congress. “Five years ago, my constituent Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered and dismembered at the direction of...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2) in urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately improve living conditions at military barracks across the country. Many junior-enlisted servicemembers who do not have dependents live in military barracks, particularly after they first join the military. A recent Gove...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Mike Braun (R-IN), and 18 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the National Archives of the United States (NARA) seeking answers on the backlog of veterans’ record requests. Veterans are often required to submit their service records to access critical government benefits and services, including health care, unemployment assistance, and emergency housing....Continue Reading