Press Releases
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February 08 2024
At Senate Confirmation Hearing, Warner and Kaine Introduce Judicial Nominee Jasmine Yoon
DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER AND KAINE’S COMMENTS HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced Jasmine Yoon in a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. In November, the senators recommended Yoon to fill an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, which will be created when Judge Michael F. Urbanski assumes senior status in July 2024. In January, President Biden nominated Yoon for the seat. “[Yoo...Continue Reading
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February 08 2024
Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Programs Combatting Alzheimer’s Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act of 2024. This legislation would reauthorize funding for public health initiatives across the country to combat Alzheimer’s disease and preserve brain health. These initiatives began when the original BOLD Act, authored by this same bipartisan group of fo...Continue Reading
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February 08 2024
Coons, Cassidy, Kaine, & Tillis Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Reemployment Benefits for Out-Of-Work Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation today to help more unemployed Americans reenter the workforce. The Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act would give states more flexibility in administering existing reemployment benefits to help more Americans find good-paying jobs. Expanding access to reemployment services – which include job search ...Continue Reading
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February 08 2024
Statement from VA & MD Senators on the Senate Commerce Committee’s Unsafe Provision to Overburden DCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to undermine the current ‘slots and perimeter’ rules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as part of the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act: “We are deeply disappointed by the Senate Commerce Comm...Continue Reading
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February 07 2024
Kaine Statement on Republicans’ Refusal to Secure the Border, Tackle Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after congressional Republicans torpedoed bipartisan legislation to secure the border, tackle the fentanyl crisis, and support America’s alliances: “Today’s vote makes one thing crystal clear: Republicans in Congress would rather score political points than secure the border and address the fentanyl crisis, which kills tens of thousands of Americans and thousands of Virginians every year. Since I’ve been in the Sen...Continue Reading
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February 07 2024
Cardin, Durbin, Kaine, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen, Welch, Murphy Express Support for Democratic Governance in Haiti
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued a statement on what should have been Haiti’s Presidential Inauguration Day on February 7, 2024: “Exactly 38 years ago, the Haitian people succeeded in expelling a dictator from their shores. Five years later, Haiti’s first democratically-elected president assumed office. Today should h...Continue Reading
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February 07 2024
Kaine and Bonamici Lead Colleagues in Pushing to Renew Expired Funding for Child Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) led a bicameral group of their colleagues in urging congressional leadership to renew expired funding for child care. Funding the lawmakers passed in the American Rescue Plan Act to allow parents to afford child care ...Continue Reading
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February 06 2024
Kaine Statement on National Security Supplemental & Congressional Oversight Amendment
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 a proposed supplemental funding package to support key national security priorities, including resources to strengthen border security and support our alliances. Kaine also announced that he will file his amendment—which has now received support from more than half of the Democratic Caucus—to maintain the congressional notification r...Continue Reading
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February 06 2024
Kaine & Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Student Success and Career Readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, and Senator Todd Young (R-IN), also co-chair of the Senate CTE Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students (ACCESS) to Careers Act. The bill would boost student success and career readiness by increasing work-based learning opportunities and apprent...Continue Reading
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February 05 2024
Kaine Cosponsors Bill to Improve Public School Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, cosponsored the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, bicameral legislation lead by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) to improve public school infrastructure. The bill would help ensure school facilities are safe, healthy, and sustainable and offer positive learning environments for all students. School infrastructure projects made possible by the bill...Continue Reading
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February 05 2024
Cardin, Durbin, Kaine, Merkley Statement on Elections in El Salvador
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued a statement following the conclusion of elections in El Salvador: “We congratulate the people of El Salvador and those in the Salvadoran diaspora who exercised their democratic right to vote over the weekend. While people exercised their right to vote, we are troubled by the unconstitutional moves that strongly influenced the outcome of Sunday’s election and statements ...Continue Reading
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February 05 2024
Warner & Kaine Join Letter to Support Expansion of Internet Access for Students and Educators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined a letter led by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY-6) in support of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s proposal to expand the E-Rate program, which helps schools and libraries access affordable broadband. Under the proposal, the E-Rate program would be updated to allow schools and libraries to loan Wi-Fi hotspots to students and educators. In their letter, the la...Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) reintroduced the Housing Supply and Affordability Act to create a new grant program that would provide funding to help localities develop and implement comprehensive housing policy plans. This program will provide technical assistance to help states, localities, and regional coalitions increase housing supply, improve housing affordability, and reduce barriers to new housing development while avoiding the displacement of ...Continue Reading
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February 01 2024
VIDEO: Kaine Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Tax Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the House passage of a bipartisan tax package that would expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC), help companies invest in research and development, and increase the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which helps create affordable housing for low and middle income families: “This bipartisan legislation combines three bills I’ve cosponsored—a tax credit to reduce child poverty, a housing tax credit to expand affordable hou...Continue Reading
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January 31 2024
Cardin, Kaine, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Human Rights Defenders Worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024. The legislation enhances the United States’ ability to protect individuals abroad who are attacked for peacefully defending human rights and democracy. The legislation will bolster the U.S. Government’s capacity to support human righ...Continue Reading
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January 30 2024
Kaine Leads Bipartisan Colleagues to Press USPS on Alarming Richmond-Area Mail Delays
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the mail delivery delays and disruptions impacting Virginians in the Richmond region. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2), and Bob Good (R-VA-5) joined Senator Kaine in sending the letter. The push follows an alarming report that the...Continue Reading
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January 30 2024
Kaine, Young, Kiggans, Wild, Carter & Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Health Care Provider Mental Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2), Susan Wild (D-PA-7), Buddy Carter (R-GA-1), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a comprehensive law Senators Kaine and Young and Rep. Wild successfully pushed to pass to reduce and prevent su...Continue Reading
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January 26 2024
Young, Hassan, Braun, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Create Innovation Zones in Higher Education, Improve Student Success
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Mike Braun (R-IN), reintroduced the Innovation Zone (IZ) Act, which would reform the underutilized and inefficient Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) authorized under the Higher Education Act. The IZ Act would rename experimental sites to “Innovation Zones” to better reflect the program’s mission of encouraging higher education institutions to pursue innovative strategies that increase student succes...Continue Reading
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January 26 2024
Kaine, Booker, & Colleagues Introduce Resolution Designating January as Muslim-American Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of their colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month and celebrating the achievements of Muslims living in the United States. The resolution highlights the incredible contributions Muslim Americans have made across multiple sectors of society—from medical professionals to entrepreneurs, to faith leaders, athletes, and public servants—to help build a better nation. Th...Continue Reading
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January 25 2024
Kaine Announces Growing Support for his Amendment to Maintain Congressional Oversight of Foreign Military Assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced growing support for his amendment to maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries. Specifically, the amendment would strike a provision in the draft national security supplemental funding bill that waives congressional notice requirements for U.S. funding for Israel under the Foreign Military Financing Program but...Continue Reading