As we work to support American families, stimulate the economy, bolster small businesses, protect health care workers, and sustain our industries, investing in child welfare is imperative to supporting these efforts. The coronavirus…
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.
A vibrant and independent media and public access to accurate information are critical to the functioning of any democracy. A free press is so important that our Founding Fathers explicitly guaranteed that right in the First Amendment of…
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 5:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 3, 2021, at 12:45 p.m…
I deeply believe that when employers don't, when they violate national, NLRA, other state labor laws, they hurt not only workers...
If you don't vigorously enforce against those who are violating labor laws, you end up hurting the very people who are trying to do it right.
I recently re-introduced with a great bipartisan group of colleagues a bill, the Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Act...
This week marks a year from the death by suicide of a very talented New York emergency room physician, Lorna Breen.
I really am worried about this, not just for healthcare providers, but I am really worried about it for first responders.
What should states do and what should healthcare providers... do to really promote healthy practices among our healthcare professionals...
Inadequate childcare is the third most common reason now cited for people not yet able to go back to work.
I am a proud dad of an early childhood educator, and I know very much it is not done for money.
This notion that childcare is just about the child or just about the parent is wrong.
They have much more existentially at stake with instability in Afghanistan than the United States does.
I think the region has benefited tremendously at the American taxpayers' expense in terms of the stability that we have been able to bring.
I rise because it is a historic day. It is a historic day because the House is scheduled to pass H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. My original intent was to speak about that, but before I do, I want to honor my colleagues who…
The work that you have done in CARES and now the American Recovery Plan is making a difference
We should not wall off those necessary careers from Pell Grant eligibility if we want to get infrastructure done, in my opinion.
Throughout his time in office, President Donald Trump repeatedly disparaged our NATO allies and reportedly threatened withdrawal from the NATO alliance, the bedrock of European and American security for over seventy years. Although our…
It is painfully clear that existing Federal policies do not provide a comprehensive approach to address the national epidemic of gun violence. In fact, in 2019, for the third consecutive year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
I have a passion about eliminating, root and branch, the way we treat people with career and technical degrees.
I am going to be working with Senators Warner, Cardin, and Kaine to reauthorize the Federal commitment there.





