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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 3, 2021

We got to provide relief and we got to provide it fast.

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Feb 3, 2021

I know that you and I will, as we look at the Recovery Plan, perhaps not agree on the minimum wage either.

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Feb 3, 2021

the logic here of means testing gets complicated and people don`t -- their income in 2019 isn`t relevant.

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Feb 3, 2021

I would caution you and the Administration that might doesn't always make right and that you should be mindful that lurch to the left will be bad for a growing economy and getting people back to work.

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Feb 3, 2021

Theodore Roosevelt knew that the interest of commerce and labor were ultimately aligned.

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Feb 3, 2021

I hope that you can--I would love if you change your mind on the PRO Act but I don't think you will.

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Feb 2, 2021

It would be a game changer for public education and for our students with disabilities, and for all of our school communities.

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Feb 2, 2021

I think you are going to make an excellent Secretary of Education.

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Feb 2, 2021

I would love to work with you on it.

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Feb 2, 2021

I have made it my passion since I came here in 2013... to try to eliminate root and branch, root and branch, the second-class status that we so often assign to career and technical education.

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Jan 27, 2021

The vote on the Paul motion yesterday was completely clarifying that we`re not going to get near 67 votes. So I think there`s maybe a little more interest in could this be an alternative.

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Jan 26, 2021

The United States, alongside its democratic allies and partners, must work to counter the Chinese Government's malign influence at the WHO and across the U.N. systems.

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Jan 25, 2021

The vote on the Paul motion yesterday was completely clarifying that we`re not going to get near 67 votes. So I think there`s maybe a little more interest in could this be an alternative.

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Jan 18, 2021

It is a real honor for me to introduce a wonderful public servant, Uzra Zeya.

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Jan 18, 2021

President Biden has committed to try to achieve a mutual return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and then use that as a platform to lengthen and strengthen the constraints on Iran's nuclear program…

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Jan 18, 2021

I have a very different opinion about the JCPOA than the Republican members of this body.

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Jan 18, 2021

Cuba remains under the rule of an entrenched dictatorship, Venezuela has been kidnapped by a brutal criminal regime...

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Jan 18, 2021

It is time for the United States to step up and speak out on democracy, and I expect that both of you will help lead the charge to restore democracy throughout the world.

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Jan 18, 2021

There is a deep desire for deeper relationship with the United States to be a counterpoint to a China that has been so often an aggressor against Vietnam.

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Jan 18, 2021

I am deeply concerned by the growing use of government-imposed Internet shutdowns around the world, including in India, which restrict the rights of individuals online.

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Jan 18, 2021

I expect that this administration will pursue what the President and Secretary themselves have endorsed, a stronger and longer agreement.

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Jan 18, 2021

I am a little bit concerned about the overall idea of taking this and wrapping it with six other committees who have ideas along this line.

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Jan 18, 2021

But the normalization of relations of countries with Israel, known as the Abraham Accords in the previous administration, was a very good thing.

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Jan 18, 2021

I think there is some prospect that the Maximum Pressure campaign is actually delivering the kind of impetus that we might be looking for.

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Jan 18, 2021

If we are going to put American workers out of work, we ought to put the Russian workers out of work on the Nord Stream pipeline.

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