Tim Kaine actually said...

"Committee members are very, very interested in these countries. We will do all we can to be prompt in moving forward."

"Because we do not have a well thought out and executed a strategic approach to the region."

"If we wake up in a world where the Chinese have a military basing arrangement in our own hemisphere it would be a very troubling turn in regional affairs."

"If confirmed, I will support all efforts to thwart Iran's provision of assistance to Russia's war and Moscow's use of these or any other military capabilities against the Ukrainian people."