Tim Kaine

The quintile benefitted by the Democratic American Rescue Plan was the lowest quintile.

income is income is something I really believe in, too, so there may be some profitable discussions there.

I would also agree with you that the Federal employees did not face layoffs, whereas the private sector did.

I think I've often heard my colleague, Senator Warner, say that, sadly, in the current American workforce, only about 30 percent of American workers fit within the traditional UI model because it was designed so long ago.

I really worry that we don't have the workforce currently to do infrastructure.

If we're going to have now a workforce that is largely maybe gig workers and sole proprietors and part-timers and things like that who aren't included in traditional UI, a question that we have to grapple with on the HELP Committee and in…

I can assure you that the Nation as a whole will see that ABC test as anathema to progress in our Nation.

I think one of the challenges coming out of the pandemic is do we have a UI system that's fit for the 21st century versus a UI system that's designed for the 1950's.

good afternoon. I rise today to talk about the American Rescue Plan and its effect on my economy. It has been a tough year. It was a year ago tomorrow that I sent my Senate staff home for a trial-run, 2-day telework in case we ever were to…

Even more recently, the OAS that we want to strengthen to perform in the hemisphere did courageous work in calling out Venezuela.

There has been sort of a tradition of tolerating the strong men on the right side, dictators, under the 'he is an SOB, but our SOB' apocryphal language.

I think if you look at the history of democracy promotion initiatives of the United States, you often run into some consistency challenges.

we’ve got 50 Democratic senators and we need every one of their votes to get this bill, which will do so much good for Americans, to President Biden’s desk.

I’m really happy that the White House understands that and has pledged to work together with bipartisan members of Congress to try to restore balance to the way we make decisions about war and peace.

this is a bill that is just chock-full of provisions that Republicans have offered in past years.

the president can’t take unilateral action without Congress.

by supporting the development of a workforce trained in in-demand skills, we can accelerate the recovery of our economy. The Nation's continued progress and the socioeconomic mobility of our citizens are contingent on the education and…

I am pleased today to introduce in the Senate, with my colleagues Senators Young, Duckworth, Lee, Coons, Grassley, Durbin and Paul a bipartisan resolution to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against…

I am pleased to introduce the Cost of Police Misconduct Act. This legislation strives to increase transparency and accountability, saving taxpayer dollars and potentially lives by requiring Federal, State, and local law enforcement…

You will take an oath, should you be confirmed, to the Constitution of the United States, not to the President.

there should be some significant improvement.

The OMB, in the previous administration, treated us like we were an annoyance on a good day, or an enemy on a bad day.

I think we have too many Senate-confirmable positions, and each one chews up some Committee time and then chews up some floor time.

reasonable requests should be dealt with in a prompt fashion, whether they are made by Republicans or Democrats.

I rise to speak on a topic I’ve often spoken about on the floor. We’ve been at continuous war since September 14, 2001 when Congress passed an authorization of military force to go after the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks.