Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting where they expressed their support for broader and deeper U.S. engagement with countries of the Pacific Islands region.  The 53rd PIF Leaders Meeting taking place this week in Tonga will be attended by 18 member states; the United ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $416,207 in federal funding for the restoration of the west steps of the Sir Christopher Wren Building at William & Mary in Williamsburg. The funding was awarded through the National Park Service’s Save America's Treasures Grants. The grant is made possible through the Historic Preservation Fund, which uses revenue from federal offshore oil and gas leases to fund preservation projects without expendin...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel expressing concern regarding the current backlog of Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims and persistent delays for Virginia taxpayers awaiting payment.  Both Senators regularly hear from constituents regarding their unprocessed claims and lack of transparency and communication from the IRS regarding the status of these claims. “While we applaud the work IR...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) celebrated the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) becoming law. Both senators were proud to support the groundbreaking legislation, which passed in the Senate by one vote and has lowered health care costs, capped insulin prices, and brought new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate investment to Virginia—all while cutting the deficit in the process. “I’m proud that we passed the ...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 Medicare’s first-ever drug negotiation, following the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement of new negotiated prices for 10 drugs for patients covered by Medicare Part D. The negotiated prices—including discounts of up to 79%—will save America’s seniors $1.5 billion and the federal budget $6 billion in the first year of i...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the inclusion of key Virginia priorities in the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 draft funding bills. So far, 11 of 12 appropriations bills have been passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a broad bipartisan basis. Senate appropriators continue to work to negotiate the 12th and final bill, which would provide funding for homeland security priorities. “We’re thrilled to see the Senate move forward on...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $253,626 in federal funding for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg. The funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, which the senators have supported robust funding for through the annual federal budget process. “Nearly 14,000 flights travel through the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airp...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of tomorrow’s two-year anniversary of the enactment of the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, (both D-VA) released the following statements celebrating its successes. The senators helped pass the legislation to expand health care and resources for toxic-exposed veterans under the Department of Ve...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement celebrating the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, which Kaine helped pass in the Senate to support and incentivize private investment in domestic semiconductor chips manufacturing and science research in America. The law also established a Tech Hubs Program within the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), which selected two projects in Virginia: the Advanced Pharmaceutica...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 Committee, (both D-VA) announced $15,300,000 in federal funding for Richmond Public Schools (RPS) to make energy efficiency upgrades at 22 Title I schools, bringing down energy costs while also improving air quality. RPS plans to prioritize small, women, and minority-businesses and apprenticeships in the project deployment, and will reserve some of the funding for c...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), who serve on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), led their colleagues in sending a letter to push the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address the barriers those with Long COVID face when applying for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. “According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former fair housing lawyer, announced his cosponsorship of the Housing for All Veterans Act, legislation that would address homelessness among veterans and help prevent veterans from experiencing homelessness in the future. The legislation would guarantee access to a housing voucher for all veterans who need it and protect veteran families using a voucher from facing housing discrimination. “Our servicemembers make countless sacrifices t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) celebrated unanimous Senate passage of their bill to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a highly revered Medal of Honor recipient from Lynchburg who saved dozens of lives in World War II. “We’re very glad to see our legislation to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a brave Virginian who saved the lives of 75 wounded infantrymen, pass through ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a procedural measure to advance the Tax Relief for American Workers and Families Act on the Senate floor: “I’m disappointed that my Republican colleagues voted to block legislation—which was passed with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in the House—to enhance the Child Tax Credit and give 16 million Americans with children extra breathing room. The bill would have also incre...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Housing Options for Older Adults Act, bipartisan legislation to address critical housing needs of older adults across the nation. The bill mandates a comprehensive study by the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate housing programs and services for older individuals under the Older Americans Act of 1965.  This bill was developed following extensive conversations wit...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Generation Now Workforce Representation Act of 2024 (GeNWRA), a transformative bill aimed at improving youth representation on state workforce development boards. This legislation amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to give young people a voice in shaping career development initiatives across the ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) released the following statement regarding the release of Virginian Vladimir Kara-Murza from his wrongful detention in Russia. The news follows a push led by Kaine and Wexton to urge the State Department to engage directly with the Russian government to secure his release. “We are gratified that the Biden-Harris Administration heeded our call to secure the release of Virginian Vladimir Kara-...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s new actions to combat fentanyl trafficking. The steps, which were outlined in a National Security Memorandum today, direct all relevant federal departments and agencies to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids into the United States. Specifically, it directs more coordination and cooperation across departments and agencies, more intelligence collection, and more actions ...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, applauded committee passage of legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA), which authorizes a wide range of programs and services to help older Americans age in their homes and communities. The legislation passed today included an increase in authorized funding and key provisions secured by Kaine, including his Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Fully Funding Our National Security Priorities Act to empower the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by requiring the State Department and USAID to submit an annual unfunded priorities list (UPL) to Congress. The legislation recognizes the State Department and USAID’s roles as key national security agencies. ...Continue Reading