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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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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

nbcnews.com
May 20, 2025

Let me challenge you, and I'm just going to say for the public, if you want to understand about the quote, persecution, of Afrikaner farmers, go look at the composition of the South African government.

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Apr 28, 2025

For decades, my friend Gerry Connolly has shown Virginia and the country how to fight for what is right.

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Apr 4, 2025

The power to impose tariffs is one the Constitution gives to Congress—not the president.

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Apr 3, 2025

I’m drafting a plan to force a vote on nixing the national emergency Trump declared Wednesday, which would effectively scrap the across-the-board tariffs set to kick in Saturday.

thenation.com
Apr 2, 2025

Many more than four Republicans were interested in his resolution than ultimately voted for it.

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Apr 1, 2025

Many of my Republican colleagues in Congress have already expressed concerns about these tariffs.

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Mar 31, 2025

Other nations are having to engage in hedging behaviors because they thought we were friends and now they doubt that reality anymore. And so as you look at the signs of these economic times--and then I will get to a second question about…

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Mar 31, 2025

Well, thank you to my friend, Senator Booker, and to all who are gathered to watch this very, very important vigil. And the question that I am going to ask in slow motion to give you a chance to think of a response--

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Mar 21, 2025

The recruiting challenge they’re creating for themselves is enormous.

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Mar 12, 2025

Democrats had nothing to do with this bill. And we want an opportunity to get an amendment vote or two. And so that’s what we are insisting on.

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Mar 12, 2025

I think we're going to all be 'no' on cloture unless we get an agreement to propose at least this 30-day clean [continuing resolution] amendment.

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Mar 11, 2025

Democrats had nothing to do with this bill. And we want an opportunity to get an amendment vote or two. And so that’s what we are insisting on.

nbcnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

There are not the votes right now to pass it.

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Feb 23, 2025

I think the governor's race in Virginia in November 2025 will be the first bellwether test of a Democratic comeback.

newsweek.com
Feb 12, 2025

If the DOGE brothers or somebody else tells you, 'We don't like these programs and we don't want you to implement them,' I can count on you to stand up and fully implement them?

newsweek.com
Feb 12, 2025

He's in a unique position that he's not afraid.

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Feb 11, 2025

Gaza is home to Palestinians. The U.S. cannot take it away and must not support displacing Palestinians from their land.

truthout.org
Feb 11, 2025

The president has no authority to make that offer. There's no budget line item to pay people who are not showing up for work.

newsweek.com
Feb 6, 2025

No clear authority to offer this deal.

nbcnews.com
Feb 4, 2025

There's no statutory authority that I can see for the president making this offer.

newsweek.com
Jan 29, 2025

There was not an there was not a [Federal Aviation Administration] administrator named, okay. He's named somebody today. Great. But his decision to instead of comfort grieving families, start to play a blame game is really sickening.

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