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Tim Kaine

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Tim Kaine is a United States Senator from Virginia, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Virginia from January 14, 2006, to January 16, 2010. Kaine has been an advocate for various issues including education, healthcare, and military engagement, emphasizing the importance of Congress's role in declaring war and authorizing military force. He also served as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, contributing to the party's strategy and outreach efforts during his tenure.

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May 19, 2021

We have to do things to break down any stigma about seeking mental health training among our professionals.

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May 19, 2021

I have even, Mr. Chairman, started a rankle when I hear people talking about our healthcare workers as heroes.

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May 18, 2021

I hope that the administration might lean in heavier but whether they do or whether they don`t. I`m on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee and I`m going to say loudly that there ought to be a ceasefire.

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May 12, 2021

I have signed on as a cosponsor to Senator Booker's bill to set up a commission to look at the idea of reparations.

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May 11, 2021

I think it was you, Ms. Smithberger, who may have said something about inadequate testing. This is a huge problem with the Pentagon.

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May 11, 2021

So if we are going to make cuts, we should really try to find what is fraudulent, what is abusive, what is wasteful.

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May 11, 2021

If we are going to make cuts--and we should always analyze whether we should--we should not make them non-strategically.

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May 11, 2021

The idea of pivoting from one threat area to another is not an option. You have to deal with all the threats.

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May 11, 2021

I think when it comes to vaccine diplomacy, we have some significant and hard decisions to make about prioritization.

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May 11, 2021

I am disappointed to hear the Biden administration advocating to unilaterally surrender U.S. intellectual property to China.

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May 11, 2021

The American free enterprise system created the vaccines that are saving lives and restoring freedom around the world.

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May 11, 2021

I think one of the challenges that we often deal with across Government is the U.S. wants to do everything but we do not want to fund everything.

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May 11, 2021

There is just this danger if everybody is somebody that nobody is anybody.

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May 11, 2021

I think we need to take a look at that and figure out how to respond.

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May 11, 2021

If you do not understand the threats coming from the Mideast to our national security and that of our allies, you are making a very dangerous mistake.

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May 10, 2021

Today I am introducing the Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act, with my colleagues Senators Boozman and Tillis. By incentivizing private businesses to hire military spouses and allowing military families to use pre-tax dollars to…

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May 10, 2021

When the day comes where the President declares that the national emergency is over, there is still going to be at least two challenges: Long COVID, and then the mental health challenges that have resulted from a year of such loss.

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May 10, 2021

We must reassure Americans that COVID vaccines are safe. Vaccines save lives.

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May 10, 2021

If we paint that type of picture, I believe, David, we are going to get people vaccinated.

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May 10, 2021

We cannot assure, without painting that picture for them, what that looks like.

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May 10, 2021

I urge you to think about the real consequences if we just give away this science and this technology.

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May 7, 2021

I worry we`re entering a phase here where people might feel like we`re actually past the worst of it.

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Apr 29, 2021

I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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Apr 29, 2021

While cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children past infancy, childhood cancer and other rare pediatric diseases remain poorly understood. According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 15,590 children and…

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Apr 29, 2021

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth are at an increased risk for experiencing maltreatment compared to non-LGBTQ youth. Because of limited exposure to…

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