Tim Kaine

I am a strong supporter and echo the comments that Senator Warner made about her professional track record.

There is a need to get to our guidance counselors and into the schools really earlier than high school.

I am so excited about the opportunity in this infrastructure bill, and I am very excited about the reconciliation bill we are working on because I view them as very complementary.

Our idea is really very simple, is to provide this Pell Grant funding not just for a 4-year or 2-year degree, but also provide it for these relatively shorter term training programs that gives someone an industry-recognized certificate at…

Neil has a tremendous amount of bipartisan support for the position.

I think anybody who is signing up for a sixth term as a public servant deserves the title 'patriotic glutton for punishment.'

I support Ms. Grimm's nomination for Inspector General for HHS, and I trust that this Committee will give her due consideration.

I am very proud to stand with my colleagues on the floor to talk about the Freedom to Vote Act. I was proud to work with my colleagues over many months--really, my purpose beginning in May--to help negotiate the bill to a place where it…

You can approach every challenge with openness and kindness and transparency.

I am proud of the country and my Virginians for what they are doing in welcoming Afghans here.

President Biden had the courage to say this Nation is not a nation that should be permanently at war.

I have also gone to Fort Lee, as you have, to see the incredible work that is being done to help Afghans who have stood with us integrate into American life.

I have watched Afghanistan on television. I have talked to active duty and veterans.

I have a lot of emotions. So let me just tell you what they are. They are sadness, and they are anger, and they are pride, and they are relief.

The basic question I have for you, Mr. Secretary, is: What are the lessons of the last 20 years of war?

I hope you will not release the money, and I think it would be a big mistake.

I am the father of a Marine. I come from a state that is very, very heavily affected by the wars of the last 20 years.

I am relieved that a child born at Inova Fairfax today is not born into a nation at war.

There are a lot of people, in this body, who wanted the military, to stay in Afghanistan, more, another year, five years, 10 years, 20 years, forever, and they're critical.

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What kind of a partner maintains an ongoing war authorization against you 10 years after a war is over.

We have a belt and suspenders military ability to protect the United States already with Article II in 2001.

After World War II, we did not keep a military authorization live against Japan, just in case.

I believe the repeal of 1991 and 2002 is very straightforward because the war is over.

Iraq really wants a strong relationship with the United States right now because--for many reasons, including the threat they perceive from Iran.