Political Quotes

Tim Kaine: “Now, everyone is eligible if you're age 65. That is an equality policy. There's nothing unequal about that, but it was…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2024
Now, everyone is eligible if you're age 65. That is an equality policy. There's nothing unequal about that, but it was producing an inequitable result that was actually hurting the health outcomes of the people who were most affected by COVID.
Said by
Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine explains how equal eligibility led to inequitable vaccination outcomes during COVID.

Share

More from Tim Kaine

Sep 25, 2026

We need critical minerals to build chips for everything from our smartphones to our national defense apparatus.

scott.senate.gov
Sep 23, 2026

No child should ever face physical abuse, including at school.

padilla.senate.gov
Aug 25, 2026

Commodity prices have been sort of flat. All the input prices are going up, export markets are shutting down.

virginiamercury.com
Sep 25, 2026

Rolling back efforts to clean up the Bay is dangerous not just for our environment but for our economy.

virginiamercury.com

Other voices in this conversation