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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · Apr 3
BREAKING: The Senate just passed my legislation to undo Trump’s idiotic tariffs on Canada. I challenged him and won this battle. Next stop: the House.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 39m
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. But for many small business owners, the Affordable Care Act is the only way they can afford care for themselves and their families. Republican attempts to weaken the ACA will hurt our economy and our competitiveness.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 1h
Trump is acting like this government shutdown is a joke. He needs to get serious and come to the negotiating table.

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 3h
In solidarity with America’s federal workers, I will not accept pay during this shutdown. I’ve been, and remain, ready to work in a bipartisan way to reopen the government and fix Republicans’ health care mess. It’s time for Republicans to meet us at the table.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 3h
I remain committed to finding a bipartisan solution to fund the government and protect American health care. Whenever Republicans are ready to stop pointing fingers and start working, I’m ready.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5h
I joined @npr.org yesterday to discuss how Trump really began his government shutdown the day he was inaugurated, and what I’m hearing from Virginians about the need to prevent health care costs from rising.

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What Federal Workers Are Telling Me About the Government Shutdown
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6h
Good job Coast Guard. Interdiction takes drugs off the streets and gives us evidence to go after kingpins. That should be the strategy in the Caribbean rather than illegally bombing boats that may or may not contain drugs.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 22h
An informative day yesterday at William & Mary touring the Bray School to underscore the need to preserve all our history in Virginia, and meeting with very impressive student researchers. I'll always work to secure the resources needed to shape future generations.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 1d
Trump talks a lot of game about his ability to make a deal, but when it’s time to put those words into action, he falls flat on his face. It’s been two weeks since the government shutdown, and he still has yet to negotiate a bipartisan solution.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 1d
When people can’t afford desperately needed health care, they suffer. That’s why this fight is so serious. It’s a matter of life and death.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 1d
Republicans have majorities in the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. They run this government. This is their shutdown.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 2d
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate the contributions of indigenous peoples and acknowledge the history of this land. I'm proud of my work with Tribal leaders to help six tribes in VA receive federal recognition. I'll continue working to support indigenous communities.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 2d
Happy 250th birthday, U.S. Navy! Today, we celebrate the bravery, sacrifice, and service of our Sailors protecting our nation and our freedom. As the Senate Seapower Subcommittee Ranking Member, I’ll keep working to support our Sailors and their families.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 3d
Happy National Farmer’s Day! In Virginia and across the U.S., farmers are critical to putting food on our tables and bolstering our economy, but Trump’s tariff policy is harming our farms, and not all will survive. I will continue to fight these tariffs and protect our farmers.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 4d
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s announcement of “substantial” layoffs of federal workers:
"Donald Trump and Russ Vought are once again showing us exactly who they are: reckless ideologues willing to inflict real pain on hardworking Americans to score political points. They have repeatedly treated federal employees not as partners in serving the American people, but as punching bags for their political agenda. Now, in the middle of a shutdown manufactured by Republicans – who control the House, the Senate, and the White House – they’re doubling down by laying off federal workers, turning their own failure to govern into a direct attack on the people who keep this country running and jeopardizing vital government services."
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d
A 60-year-old couple in Virginia with an income between $63,450 and $105,750 could see their monthly premiums increase by as much as $1,076 per month if Republicans don’t come to the table to negotiate a deal to reopen the government AND fix their health care mess.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d
No parent should have to live in the fear that if their child becomes seriously hurt or sick, they won't be able to afford treatment. But millions of people are now in limbo, as the GOP health care mess will cause premiums to double. I'm fighting to fix that.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d
My bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs against Iraq passed the Senate! Leaving these AUMFs on the books runs the risk of potential misuse by any president. I’ll keep working to ensure this important provision remains in the final defense bill.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s malicious prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James:
"A few weeks ago, Trump forced Erik Siebert, a highly-qualified prosecutor with a sterling reputation, to resign as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia because he refused to bring trumped-up charges against James. Then, Trump installed to lead the Eastern District his personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan—a Florida insurance lawyer who is not licensed to practice law in Virginia and had prosecuted exactly zero cases in her life. By putting someone so unqualified in charge of one of the most important law enforcement offices in the country, Trump has made clear that he doesn’t care about keeping Virginians safe, only about weaponizing the justice system to punish his political opponents..." "...To prosecutors across America: the integrity of our justice system depends on your courage to resist political interference. History will remember those who stood firm in defense of the rule of law, and those who allowed themselves to be complicit in corrupt, politically-motivated prosecutions."
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d
Virginians are already struggling with job losses and higher costs caused by the Trump Administration. Now Republican leadership wants their marketplace premiums to go up by more than double? We can’t let that happen.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
Three rural clinics in Virginia are closing their doors because of Trump and the GOP’s Medicaid cuts—and more closures will come if we don’t restore this funding ASAP. My Republican colleagues must come to the negotiating table to save Medicaid and reopen the government.
Axios headline reading: Shutdown and Medicaid cuts deal one-two punch to Virginia hospitals.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
You can't have a strong economy if Americans are buried under ridiculously high health care costs. It's time to clean up Republicans' health care mess and prevent Virginians' marketplace premiums from going through the roof.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
This National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I will keep working to ensure survivors have the support they need and know they are not alone.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
No one has ever contacted my office because they want to pay MORE for health care. Hardworking people overwhelmingly want access to affordable health care. I’m doing everything I can to push for a path forward to keep premiums from skyrocketing and fund the government.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
My statement after Senate Republicans blocked my legislation with @schiff.senate.gov to stop the continued use of U.S. Armed Forces in the southern Caribbean Sea without specific authorization by Congress:
Blue background with the following text: "Americans want fewer wars—not more—and our Constitution clearly grants Congress alone the power to declare one. Yet President Trump has repeatedly launched illegal military strikes in the Caribbean, and has refused to provide Congress with basic information about who was killed, why the strikes were necessary, and why a standard interdiction operation wasn’t conducted. Should this lawless Administration drag our servicemembers into an escalating conflict without a specific authorization by Congress, every American will be able to tell from today’s vote if their senators tried to stop it, or rolled over."
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 6d
My statement after Senate Republicans blocked my legislation with @heinrich.senate.gov to undo a key plank of Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda:
White background with the following statement: "For the second time, Senate Republicans blocked our legislation that would have repealed President Trump’s bogus energy emergency. Because Republicans refuse to stand up to Trump, Americans will continue to see energy prices go up, clean energy projects across the country canceled, and good-paying manufacturing jobs lost. When will my Republican colleagues choose the side of the American people and vote for policies that help working families, not just Trump’s donors and billionaires?"
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