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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 8, 2024

I understand there is no one more eloquent than Chair Sanders on Medicare for all.

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Feb 8, 2024

Each of us who voted for it, we were the deciding vote. And I know not everybody likes that, but it is working.

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Feb 8, 2024

I think we got some good bipartisan legislation.

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Feb 8, 2024

I don't want the Committee to devolve into a CEO whack a mole, ends up with no serious legislation as a result.

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Feb 8, 2024

Together with my colleagues here who voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, we said for a long time that we ought to be negotiating on prescription drug prices and we did it.

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Feb 8, 2024

Folks want real answers. They want relief from high prices.

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Feb 8, 2024

I understand there is no one more eloquent than Chair Sanders on Medicare for all.

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Feb 7, 2024

If we were able to pass a meaningful PBM reform bill, what would that do to the cost that American patients are paying out of pocket for pharmaceuticals?

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Feb 7, 2024

Together with my colleagues here who voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, we said for a long time that we ought to be negotiating on prescription drug prices and we did it.

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Feb 7, 2024

If we could do that and we could reduce the significant amount that we are paying in rebates to intermediaries who are not passing those rebates on to lower out-of-pocket costs, we could work almost immediately to begin to bring down list…

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Feb 7, 2024

I think we need them. There are a lot of what we have all been focusing on in our testimony and in the question and answers, and I do think it will--it can benefit patients if we move in that direction, so I am very supportive of what you…

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Jan 31, 2024

first-time homeownership is really important and yet there's significant racial disparities.

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Jan 31, 2024

I think we need to look at smart strategies that will help more people become homeowners.

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Jan 31, 2024

I've joined with Senators Warner and Warnock on a bill, the LIFT Act, which would provide more affordable mortgage options for first generation homeowners.

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Jan 31, 2024

I'm a big fan of the LIHTC Program.

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Jan 31, 2024

There are economic challenges, but one of the ways to look at these challenges is to look at how other nations... have dealt with COVID.

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Jan 31, 2024

I've joined with Senators Warner and Warnock on a bill, the LIFT Act, which would provide more affordable mortgage options for first generation homeowners.

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Jan 31, 2024

I think we need to look at smart strategies that will help more people become homeowners.

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Jan 31, 2024

There are economic challenges, but one of the ways to look at these challenges is to look at how other nations... have dealt with COVID.

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Jan 31, 2024

I introduced a bill first with Senator Orin Hatch to do this.

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Jan 31, 2024

As Senator Kaine said, if we have successful programs, we don't need additional programs to compete with them.

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Jan 31, 2024

I'm a big fan of the LIHTC Program.

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Jan 31, 2024

first-time homeownership is really important and yet there's significant racial disparities.

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Jan 31, 2024

I introduced a bill first with Senator Orin Hatch to do this.

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Jan 31, 2024

As Senator Kaine said, if we have successful programs, we don't need additional programs to compete with them.

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