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 full repeal of the ACA with no replacement would raise prescription drug costs for seniors under Medicare Part D because of reopening the donut hole.
I am happy to hear you do not share what the President stated was the reason for this.
But if we stabilize this and get over this rushed, this foolish rush to repeal----
The Federal workforce is at its lowest as a percentage of the total workforce in 70 years.
He wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That's a program that helps millions of Virginians.
It seems like a bad idea to me to do a freeze that would have the effect of putting roadblocks up to veterans seeking Federal employment.
We spend a lot of money dealing with climate-related issues: storm relief from Superstorm Sandy...
A full repeal of the ACA with no replacement would once again allow insurance companies to discriminate against women and those with preexisting health conditions.
I am concerned that hiring freezes in some of these areas where we are already seeing backlogs could have the effect of even making it harder for citizens to get the service they need.
The ACA makes it easier to be self-employed and start your own business compared to what we had before.
People are afraid because they're worried that they might be deported. People are afraid for a lot of reasons.
There's about 66 million Americans who are really disappointed about what happened in November, but there's a subset of people who are really personally very, very afraid.
Climate change, driven partly by human-generated CO2 emissions, is a huge risk.
The ACA has turned into this motivator for entrepreneurial spirit and start-up businesses and innovators.
the unwanted pregnancy rate in the United States, it's at its lowest ever since history has been able to record that rate.
We shouldn't harm people by reducing the number of people who have health coverage or reducing the quality of the insurance coverage they have.
He stated in the same interview a couple of days ago that we should negotiate with pharmaceutical companies under Medicare Part D to try to bring down prescription drug costs.
Do you agree with the President-elect that the replacement for the Affordable Care Act must ensure that there's insurance for everybody?
I know that Senators Franken and Murray used the Hippocratic maxim, First Do No Harm, in comments before I came.





