Tim Kaine actually said...

"As the co-author with Sherrod Brown of the public option that we nearly got into the Affordable Care Act, I appreciate you saying that."

"I hope that we also then move on to a discussion about how we continue to get our country healthier, lowering costs..."

"Ultimately, in my State the business community came together, for instance, and supported Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act..."

"We came very close. We missed by a very small margin of votes."