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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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Jan 23, 2017

What level of debt is too dangerous?

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Jan 23, 2017

A full repeal of the ACA with no replacement will increase the deficit.

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Jan 23, 2017

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.

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Jan 23, 2017

I am happy to hear you do not share what the President stated was the reason for this.

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Jan 23, 2017

But if we stabilize this and get over this rushed, this foolish rush to repeal----

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Jan 23, 2017

The Federal workforce is at its lowest as a percentage of the total workforce in 70 years.

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Jan 23, 2017

He wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That's a program that helps millions of Virginians.

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Jan 23, 2017

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.

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Jan 23, 2017

We spend a lot of money dealing with climate-related issues: storm relief from Superstorm Sandy...

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Jan 23, 2017

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.

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Jan 23, 2017

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.

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Jan 23, 2017

The ACA makes it easier to be self-employed and start your own business compared to what we had before.

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Jan 23, 2017

People are afraid because they're worried that they might be deported. People are afraid for a lot of reasons.

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Jan 23, 2017

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.

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Jan 23, 2017

Climate change, driven partly by human-generated CO2 emissions, is a huge risk.

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Jan 23, 2017

The ACA has turned into this motivator for entrepreneurial spirit and start-up businesses and innovators.

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Jan 23, 2017

the unwanted pregnancy rate in the United States, it's at its lowest ever since history has been able to record that rate.

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Jan 17, 2017

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.

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Jan 17, 2017

we don't want to pull the rug out from anybody

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Jan 17, 2017

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.

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Jan 17, 2017

the timing that we've talked about has yet to be resolved

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Jan 17, 2017

Do you agree with the President-elect that the replacement for the Affordable Care Act must ensure that there's insurance for everybody?

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Jan 17, 2017

I know that Senators Franken and Murray used the Hippocratic maxim, First Do No Harm, in comments before I came.

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