Tim Kaine

The State Department needs to be more diverse, and I think sometimes the retention of diverse Foreign Service professionals is particularly challenging.

Do we have a culture that rewards innovation and risk taking?

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:36 p.m., adjourned until Monday, November 1, 2021, at 3 p.m…

I rise to speak in favor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 in the expectation that the body will soon have a vote to proceed to debate on the bill, to proceed to debate in a forum before the American public, with…

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is incompatible with U.S. extended deterrence relationships that are still necessary for international peace and security.

U.S. allies covered by extended nuclear deterrence share this view.

In discussions about Afghanistan in this committee and the Armed Services Committee there is analysis, as there should be, about the withdrawal and was it planned correctly.

Let`s do what Terry McAuliffe said and let`s make plain to the House, here`s what we want to do in the reconciliation bill to help American families, and we can get both of them done.

How dare a newbie like Glenn Youngkin can come in and promise he`ll turn it topsy-turvy. I think that`s the last thing that most Virginians want.

This is a real definer for Virginia`s direction. And as you say, it`s going to be interpreted very, very closely in terms of what it means for the entire country.

I think the infrastructure bill needs to get Joe Biden`s desk very quickly. It`s going to do great not just for Virginia, but it`s going to do good for every zip code in this country.

I rise with my colleagues on Build Back Better, and I just want to emphasize two points that really matter to me. First, Build Back Better is absolutely critical to combine with the infrastructure bill. If we make an infrastructure…

We should be honest that this is a socialist agenda.

Unfortunately--we passed it in the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly, 96 to 2.

Child tax credit does not grow government. It puts dollars in the hands of families who have children.

This is not a mandate for sweeping partisan legislation to reshape every aspect of American family.

Funding for childcare and pre-K does not grow government because this is a mixed-delivery model.

I look at the Build Back Better bill as a necessary component to the infrastructure bill to create the workforce of today and tomorrow that will enable us to do it.

Let me tell you about both of them. Marc Stanley is a long-time friend, and Rashad Hussain is not somebody that I know personally that well but he is a very esteemed and qualified Virginian.

At every level of professional, philanthropic, and public service Marc has demonstrated excellence, character, and integrity, and he would do a wonderful job representing our country as Ambassador to Argentina.

The Japan-U.S. relationship requires that an Ambassador go to Japan and the Japanese understand this is somebody who is very close to the President.

I was a supporter of the Abraham Accords when they were announced for a couple of reasons.

There is no better person equipped to deal with the region's challenges with empathy, humility, and dedication.

I think the State Department sometimes operates as if there is an East-West axis in the world and not a North-South access.

The United States opposes People's Republic of China (PRC) efforts to repress its citizens outside of the PRC.