Tim Kaine

An aggressive North Korea is building and testing nuclear weapons; a revisionist PRC seeks regional, even global, dominion.

I think the U.S. strategy has been to just push that back a day at a time, a year at a time.

Our biggest weakness is our political division, is our inability to show that confidence, that bipartisan strength.

America's alliance with Japan stands as the cornerstone of prosperity, security, and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

There are very few bipartisan issues in Washington these days, but our national concern about the PRC is one of them.

This has to be probably one of the most careful analyses done every day in the Pentagon and elsewhere in our security establishment.

They lack confidence that we will be the trusted and reliable security partner they have counted on us to be for decades.

No country can shape in a positive way the future of the region in isolation.

We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that's not innocent.

I've called for ending the almost 44-year U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity in favor of strategic clarity.

The circumstances are pretty dire, and I really do not think the majority of Americans recognize the urgency of the situation.

Japan's remarkable commitment to dramatically increase its defense spending to historic levels is both welcome and critical to our Alliance.

I believe America's security and economic prosperity are inextricably linked to this network of alliances and partnerships.

We must never allow the PRC to dictate America's Taiwan policy.

Today, more than ever, alliances are critical to our national security. Alliances and allies matter.

They need our tangible support . . . not our best wishes.

This permanent increase in federal funding is critically needed to strengthen and sustain the direct care workforce.

It is getting tougher for people to find and afford... It is getting hard for institutions to find and retain the quality workforce.

I hear from health systems, independent providers, long-term care facilities... about the challenges recruiting, training, and retaining a high quality health care workforce.

It is a treat to be able to come back to the Aging Committee.

This comprehensive bill will make our-- will make a generational investment in the workforce that will help us care for our loved ones who need support.

The quality of workforce is just directly tied to our happiness, our health, and our kind of measurement of our success as a society.

Putin's unjustified war continues to cause catastrophic loss of life and has undermined the security of Europe and the global economy.

I have made clear to the administration that it needs to incorporate funds for Ukraine into the base budget accompanied by a comprehensive strategy.

I do applaud President Biden in his conversations last week with Prime Minister Netanyahu subsequently.