Tim Kaine

We have been working with the Bulgarians, and we were very happy that they signed an agreement with us to buy one tranche of F-16 fighters.

Sometimes those are inconsistent goals, and I have yet really to hear the Biden Administration articulate a harmonized view of the way we can accomplish those things.

If confirmed, I will work with Thailand and other ASEAN countries to press the regime to allow for greater access to vaccines and humanitarian assistance.

I will lead our mission to strengthen democratic institutions, deepen economic and cultural ties, and expand partnerships based on mutual respect between the United States and Cote d'Ivoire.

The Chinese Communist Party is a challenge to the United States, unlike--greater even though what the Soviet Union was.

Estonia exemplifies what it means to be a committed member of NATO, consistently investing in its armed forces with over two percent of GDP.

The Russian Government is intensifying repression against civil society, independent media, human rights activists, pro-democracy advocates.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is the greatest geopolitical challenge that we face because it is the only competitor with the intent and increasingly the capability to remake the international order.

I have got major problems with any meeting with MBS because he is complicit in the murder of a Virginia journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

I thought it would send a really powerful signal about congressional support for NATO.

The Constitution is silent about exiting treaties. It is very clear about entering treaties.

I have never seen a bigger gulf between the United States and our European allies on our predictions about what was going to happen.

I think that we do need to be concerned generally with the desirability of the teaching profession, given everything that is going on in schools.

no president of the United States can withdraw from NATO without congressional approval.

It has been a tough challenge for parents and teachers and school board members.

There is just no substitute for an inspection.

U.S. vaccine diplomacy around the world has been a real positive investment that has both helped our own public health, helped the health of others around the world, but built up goodwill.

I do think we still need more funding to deal with COVID issues, especially for low income people.

I am going to keep pressing for us to get emergency funding passed as soon as possible and get our communities everything they need to keep people safe.

Assad is happy to keep all of those refugees outside his borders.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a personal word, congratulations on your son's achievement yesterday.

the U.N. assesses, and we agree, that conditions writ large are not there for the safe, voluntary--and I stress voluntary--dignified return of refugees

the purpose of the Summit is to bring together democratically-elected governments to show that democracy can work

Well, if we have American companies and others that are already there and that could hire even more people and generate even more economic activity if conditions were right, why would we not focus on trade as an accelerator of economic…

I will welcome the Administration's ambitious and inclusive agenda in response to these many issues.