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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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Feb 26, 2021

The American people deserve to hear the administration’s rationale for these strikes and its legal justification for acting without coming to Congress, demanding a full briefing.

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Feb 26, 2021

The American people deserve an explanation of the legal authority. He doesn`t see legal authority for this.

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Feb 26, 2021

A lot of Democrats are all over Biden, on the minimum wage.

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Feb 25, 2021

today I am introducing a bill to assess the feasibility of establishing a National Heritage Area in the Great Dismal Swamp, as part of an effort to study, recognize, and preserve the historic and natural treasures within this region. As we…

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Feb 24, 2021

I support the $15 proposal because it is the only one that is on the table that meets my philosophy or value.

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Feb 24, 2021

We should have a minimum wage that if a full-time worker with two dependents worked full-time, they would be above the poverty level.

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Feb 24, 2021

The number is not that meaningful. It is the policy that I think we have to grapple with.

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Feb 24, 2021

If we tell people hard work is important but we have a wage that says if you do work hard full-time you are below the poverty level, then we are lying.

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Feb 24, 2021

I think we should set a minimum wage so that a full-time worker with two dependents could work that wage and not be below the poverty level.

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Feb 23, 2021

When this law is implemented, routine care costs for individuals participating in clinical trials will be covered.

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Feb 23, 2021

Last year, I worked with Senator Cardin on legislation to improve access to clinical trials for Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Feb 22, 2021

1 year ago, I said upon the conclusion of President Trump's first impeachment trial,``Unchallenged evil spreads like a virus,'' and that acquittal would lead to worse behavior. The events of January 6--seven dead, the first siege of our…

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Feb 22, 2021

My assessment, as a member of this committee and the Foreign Relations Committee, is one area where the United States still has some significant advantage over China is in the area of alliances.

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Feb 9, 2021

I am excited about your leadership.

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Feb 3, 2021

I have 6 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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Feb 3, 2021

I rise today to talk about some friends of mine. Roxie Raines Kornegay Allison. Roxie Raines Kornegay Allison, my across-the-street neighbor for nearly 30 years, died of COVID last Thursday night at 6 o'clock. Roxie has been kind of the…

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Feb 3, 2021

We don't have a full picture, a full spectrum of views around the table if we don't have labor represented right there at the cabinet table.

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Feb 3, 2021

No President, no President has ever taken such action in recent memory, not Trump, not Obama, not Bush, not Clinton and Bush, not Reagan or others before them.

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Feb 3, 2021

I am very, very happy that President Biden has asked somebody with a labor background to be in the cabinet.

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Feb 3, 2021

I think it is likely my view that President Biden might do an infrastructure bill.

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Feb 3, 2021

Samuel Gompers, the founder of the American Federation of Labor, once said that a man who dwells on socialism forgets his union card.

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Feb 3, 2021

We feel very, very good about it. You control the agenda. So, it’s 50, but once you’re the majority, you can determine the hearings will happen, you can determine what bills get marked up in committee, you can determine what bills get…

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Feb 3, 2021

I absolutely agree with the White House. We shouldn’t shrink the check amount.

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Feb 3, 2021

Unfortunately, the PRO Act literally overnight squashes the dreams of millions of people living in those 27 states.

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Feb 3, 2021

We’ve got to battle white supremacy and domestic terrorism. We’ve got to keep America safe from the crimes that an attorney general is always focused on.

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