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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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Jun 22, 2025

We need to do everything we can to facilitate Americans wanting to return home from anywhere in the region.

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Jun 22, 2025

I don't want to be lied into another war in the way we were with Iraq in 2002.

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Jun 22, 2025

We should not be sending troops, and risking troops' lives in an offensive war without a debate in Congress.

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Jun 22, 2025

I happen to think that getting into a third offensive war in the Middle East in the last 25 years is absolutely reckless and foolish.

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Jun 22, 2025

The United States should not be in an offensive war against Iran without a vote of Congress.

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Jun 21, 2025

I will push for all Senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war.

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Jun 21, 2025

We’re going to have the briefing this week. We’ll have a vote.

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Jun 21, 2025

The American public is overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. waging war on Iran.

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Jun 20, 2025

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. That's why I filed a resolution to require a debate and vote in Congress before we send our nation's men and women in uniform into harm's way.

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Jun 19, 2025

A third war in the Middle East in this century would be a horrible, horrible mistake, and it's going to put U.S. service members at risk and also risk destabilizing the region.

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Jun 19, 2025

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war.

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Jun 18, 2025

I'm very disappointed. I'm very disappointed in her.

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Jun 18, 2025

I’m very disappointed. I’m very disappointed in her.

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Jun 18, 2025

My war powers resolution simply underscores the Constitutional requirement that war with Iran be explicitly authorized by Congress.

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Jun 17, 2025

I happen to believe that the United States engaging in a war against Iran, a third war in the Middle East since 2001, would be a catastrophic blunder for this country.

democracynow.org
Jun 17, 2025

I rise at a late hour with few folks on the floor to talk about the most serious issue we could ever talk about on the floor of the U.S. Senate: the prospect that America may soon be in a war. There is no part of the Constitution that is…

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Jun 17, 2025

This resolution will ensure that if we decide to place our nation's men and women in uniform into harm's way, we will have a debate and vote on it in Congress.

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Jun 16, 2025

require congressional debate and a vote to authorize U.S. entry into the Israel-Iran conflict

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Jun 16, 2025

The question of whether United States forces should be engaged in hostilities against Iran can only be answered by Congress.

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Jun 16, 2025

I introduced a war powers resolution intended to prevent the president from attacking Iran without congressional debate and authorization.

commondreams.org
Jun 16, 2025

I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict.

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Jun 13, 2025

For prioritizing diplomacy and refraining from participating in the military strikes.

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Jun 12, 2025

2 days from today, June 14, is Flag Day in the United States. It is the day every year where we celebrate the flag, but it is not the piece of cloth that we celebrate; we celebrate core American values. And the most core American value is…

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May 26, 2025

FEMA and DHS’s announcement to conduct additional reviews of grants, including for emergency management and disaster assistance, is ridiculous.

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May 20, 2025

introducing a privileged resolution denouncing the administration’s recent deportation flight

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