Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE), introduced legislation to help Americans better plan for retirement and enhance retirement security by ensuring they have the information they need to make more informed decisions regarding when to claim Social Security Benefits. This is particularly important today, as Americans are living longer than ever, and rising health care costs often lead to unexpected expenses that ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA) in urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of black lung benefits to meet the income and health care needs of disabled miners and their families. In a letter to Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro, the Senators explained that the study is ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and John Boozman (R-AR) in reintroducing the Helping Heroes Act of 2023, legislation to support the families of disabled veterans, including children who take on caregiving roles. The Helping Heroes Act would provide critical support and assistance in accessing local, state, and federal resources to the approximately 2.3 million children under ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after President Biden awarded a medal of honor to retired U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis, a Virginian and a Black Vietnam War veteran and Special Forces officer, who was first nominated to receive the medal in 1965: “We are extremely heartened to see President Biden finally award Colonel Paris Davis with the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam. Nearly six decades lat...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) reintroduced legislation to protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown or debt default. The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act would enable government employees and contractors to postpone payment obligations during a shutdown or debt default and for 30 days afterward. “During the government shutdown under President Trump, we spent lots...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,035,800 in federal funding to support 10 Virginia-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in their mission to expand lending and investment opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program). The CDFI Program invests in ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, legislation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), to strengthen campaign finance laws, improve transparency around political spending in federal elections, and make government more accountable to the will of voters. Outside group spending in federal elections has skyrocketed since the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $98,345,447 in federal funding for affordable housing, community development, and homelessness assistance throughout the Commonwealth. The funding is awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Pr...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is Co-Chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. They were joined in the introduction by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Repre...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Mike Levin (D-CA-49), reintroduced the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms (SAFE TECH) Act to reform Section 230 and allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, online harassment, and discrimina...Continue Reading

VIDEO OF WARNER & KAINE FLOOR SPEECHES ON JAMAR WALKER AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Mr. Jamar Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA): “We’re pleased the Senate voted to confirm Mr. Jamar Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after we recommended him to the President. Mr. Walker bring...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $9,685,734 in federal funding to support the expansion of broadband at three Virginia Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Awarded through the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program, this funding will allow Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University to improve existing internet networks and provide workforce develo...Continue Reading

FULL VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is currently accepting requests to fund local Virginia community projects in need, also known as congressionally directed spending (CDS) or earmarks. The deadline to submit requests is March 10. Once a Virginia non-profit, educational institution, or unit of a local or state government requests funding, the requests will go through an internal review process to ensure the project is eligible for funding and has a substanti...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $29,400,000 in federal funding for three Virginia airports. Funds were made available through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminals Program. This funding was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was negotiated by Warner and strongly supported by Kaine. “Anoth...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of Saturday’s general election in Nigeria: “Tomorrow, the people of Nigeria have the opportunity to make their voices heard and declare their aspirations for the future.   “Free, fair, and peaceful elections that reflect the will of the people are the bedrock of ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8) in introducing the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, legislation to eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already convicted or sentenced. Currently, there are harsher statutory criminal...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement: “Secretary Blinken’s meeting with Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders comes at a crucial point in this crisis. There must be constructive dialogue towards a peace agreement. In particular, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Lachin corridor is harming civilians and undermining efforts to establish stability in the region. Free and open transit through the Lachin corridor must resume immediately.”...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and more than a dozen senators from both parties in urging for the extension of a policy that allows rural hospitals to continue delivering quality care to their communities. In a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the senators formally requested a four-year extension of the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy, which allows hos...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in introducing the bipartisan Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms (STUDENT) Act to provide prospective students and their families with greater transparency around borrowing federal student loans. The legislation...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,950,000 in federal funding to reconnect communities by improving transportation infrastructure in Norfolk and Richmond. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program (RCP), which supports planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance to reconnect communities that were previously cut off from economic opportuni...Continue Reading