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| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-weighs-in-on-national-strategy-to-prevent-opioid-abuse | Kaine Weighs In On National Strategy To Prevent Opioid Abuse | 2014-12-23 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Weighs In On National Strategy To Prevent Opioid Abuse Tuesday, December 23, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined 20 of his colleagues to write a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Mathews Burwell on the national strategy to address opioid abuse being developed by HHS. In the letter, Kaine and his colleagues urged HHS to focus on overdose education, access to substance abuse treatment services, and the distribution of naloxone, an antidote that stops the effects of an opioid overdose for a short period of time. Specifically, they encouraged HHS to expand surveillance and data collection around opioid abuse and include innovative ways to integrate naloxone into the health care delivery system. “Given our shared concern about the growing rate of overdose deaths associated with heroin and prescription painkillers, we urge HHS to ensure that overdose prevention, specifically through the use of naloxone and other similarly effective drugs, figures prominently in the 2015 National Drug Control Strategy, as well as the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal,” the Senators wrote. “Despite the life-saving capabilities of naloxone, its use in overdose prevention is not widespread. A comprehensive plan for reducing overdose deaths should include adequate financial assistance for state and local governments, as well as community organizations, to purchase and distribute naloxone to first responders, law enforcement officials, medical facilities, and members of at-risk individuals’ communities.” This summer, Kaine participated in a Project REVIVE training session in Lebanon, where he and other participants learned how to administer naloxone. He also recently visited Richmond-based pharmaceutical company Kaléo, which received FDA approval for its new naloxone auto-injector delivery system EVZIO™. Kaine co-sponsored the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act bipartisan “Good Samaritan” legislation that would protect individuals fr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/virginia-delegation-calls-for-consideration-of-joint-base-langley-eustis-for-new-air-national-guard-cyber-operations-squadron | Virginia Delegation Calls For Consideration Of Joint Base Langley-Eustis For New Air National Guard Cyber Operations Squadron | 2014-12-22 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Virginia Delegation Calls For Consideration Of Joint Base Langley-Eustis For New Air National Guard Cyber Operations Squadron Recent high profile cybersecurity breaches heighten need for skilled personnel to manage cyber defense system Monday, December 22, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a joint letter, U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and U.S. Congressmen Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell, Rob Wittman and Gerry Connolly urged the Director of the Air National Guard to consider the Virginia Air National Guard at Joint Base Langley-Eustis as a designation for an Air Force Space Command’s Cyber Operations Squadron (COS). “Our nation’s defense depends upon a robust and innovative cyber force that is trained and ready to respond to dynamic threats,” the members wrote. “Attacks and intrusions on internal and external networks and cyber systems can directly impair continuity of government operations and even continuity of government itself. We believe the Virginia Air National Guard (VANG) is an excellent candidate for a COS due to a highly skilled workforce, existing training and security infrastructure in the region, and alignment of existing missions currently located at JBLE.” The full text of the letter can be found below: Lieutenant General Stanley E. Clarke III Director, Air National Guard 1000 Air Force Pentagon, 5C1052 Washington, D.C. 20330-1000 Dear Lieutenant General Clarke: Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges for our national security today and in the future. Our military, government and local communities depend upon secure and reliable cyberspace for critical infrastructure, communications, and coordination. To counter the persistent cyber threat, it is crucial that the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) be manned and trained with highly skilled personnel. As the Air National Guard considers the laydown of its Cyber Mission Forces, we request that you strongly consider the Virginia Air National Guard at Joint Base Langley-Eustis … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=50ed9f7c-c418-43a7-8105-56c0762cef64 | Sen. Warner Asks DDOT, Capitol Crossing Development for I 395 Traffic Impact Analysis | 2014-12-22 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today asked the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the developer of the planned Capitol Crossing project to provide information on the impacts of planned highway and ramp restrictions on the 90,000 vehicles using the Third Street Tunnel along Interstate 395 each day. District officials and the Federal Highway Administration recently rejected the builder’s proposal to completely close a section of the interstate for up to 18 months during the construction of Capitol Crossing, and current plans call for restrictions on 395 traffic flows during overnight and weekend hours. In letters today to DDOT and developer Property Group Partners, Sen. Warner expressed concerns about proposed ramp and lane closures required to facilitate construction, questioned the lack of coordination with regional and Virginia transportation agencies, and requested details and a briefing on the traffic impact analysis conducted in support of the planned overnight and weekend closures impacting I395. “The developer’s failure to contact any Virginia transportation planners, and its last-minute decision to brief Virginia elected officials less three weeks before construction is scheduled to begin, defies this region’s efforts to work in a collaborative way,” Sen. Warner said. “I want those who are leading this project to demonstrate they conducted appropriate due diligence on every possible alternative to disruption of one of the most highly-traveled and easily congested corridors in the region.” The texts of the two letters are below: December 22, 2014 Matthew Brown Director District Department of Transportation 55 M Street SE, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20003 Dear Mr. Brown: Recent news reports have drawn attention to your proposal to fully close portions of Interstate 395 (I-395) in order to speed construction of the $1.5 billion Capitol Crossing project in downtown Washington, D.C. I applaud the decision to withdraw the proposal, given the massive con… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/sundays-top-opinion-kaines-majority | Sunday's Top Opinion: Kaine's majority | 2014-12-21 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Sunday's Top Opinion: Kaine's majority By: Editorial Board Sunday, December 21, 2014 Washington’s political culture suffers from many deficiencies, not least among them a team-sports approach to politics that elevates superficial point-scoring above questions of substance and weight. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has marched admirably against those headwinds. Kaine himself has conceded that politics is a team sport. But he has risen above it through his dogged determination to produce a serious debate over war powers, particularly regarding U.S. military action against the Islamic State. He has succeeded in no small part because his key points are beyond dispute. First, President Obama has exceeded his constitutional authority by acting unilaterally (and in contravention of his own stated principles). The Islamic State does not present an immediate threat to the U.S. homeland requiring a response too rapid to permit congressional deliberation. Second, Congress has abetted Obama’s behavior by abdicating its responsibility to lead. Many in Congress are happy to see the U.S. take action against ISIS, and equally happy to let the president take all the political risks such action entails. Kaine rightly has condemned such cravenness. The country’s leaders have no business asking young men and women to risk their lives on behalf of a cause for which they are not even willing to risk a vote. Thanks to the junior senator’s leadership, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has now approved a measure authorizing force against the Islamic State. It includes an expiration date and provisions to repeal or revise two now-defunct authorizations for the use of force that Obama has used as the legal pretext for acting alone. Kaine’s insistence on h… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/virginias-sen-kaine-grows-as-a-foreign-policy-expert | Virginia's Sen. Kaine grows as a foreign policy expert | 2014-12-21 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Virginia's Sen. Kaine grows as a foreign policy expert By: Bob Stuart Sunday, December 21, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Kaine has a list of global concerns, but that list is topped by the threat posed by the terrorist group ISIS. Since June, Virginia's junior U.S. senator has argued that Congress needs to authorize military force against ISIS. That policy stand received a boost when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-8 earlier this month for the use of military force against ISIS. Because the full Senate didn't vote before adjournment, similar action on ISIS will be needed by the Foreign Relations Committee when the 114th Congress takes office next month. Kaine, D-Va., interviewed recently in his Washington office, said the authorization is clear and simple. Many of the provisions Kaine suggested are in the committee's action. "It defines the scope of the mission. This is Congress meeting its constitutional authorization,'' he said. The authorization calls for air strikes, prohibits U.S. ground troops except to rescue troops and U.S. citizens and offers humanitarian aid. The authorization also has a three-year sunset. ISIS poses the most serious immediate international challenge to the United States, said Kaine, a member of both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees. He also considers the stopping of an Iranian nuclear program a significant challenge, and said Russia's ambitions are serious. And there is the wild card of North Korea, Kaine said. He said the Asian country has "a degree of unpredictability." He is concerned about what North Korea might trigger among its neighboring countries. A week after the interview with Kaine, North Korea was suspected by the United States of a cyberattack on S… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=710 | President Signs Issa-Connolly Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act | 2014-12-19 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Bipartisan legislation overhauling how the federal government purchases, implements, and manages information technology is now law. Read more. share: f t Bipartisan legislation overhauling how the federal government purchases, implements, and manages information technology is now law. The legislation -- co-authored by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Oversight Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) -- was included as Title 8 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. President Obama signed the legislation on Friday.The Office of Management and Budget estimates the Issa-Connolly legislation could save taxpayers $2.5 billion over the next fiscal year and $20 billion or more over the next decade by enhancing information technology (IT) capabilities and eliminating waste and duplication of services across government.“Over the last several years, Chairman Issa and I have worked together to develop and pass the first major comprehensive reform of the laws governing how the federal government manages information technology since the 1996 enactment of the seminal Clinger-Cohen Act,” Connolly said. “A lot has changed in the world of technology and in the federal government’s use of technology since that time, and the need to streamline and strengthen how government buys and manages technology is long overdue.“Pointing to the frustrating rollout of the original Healthcare.gov website in 2013 and similar problems in 2005 when the federal government first unveiled its Medicare Part D website, which failed to function for the first three weeks after its launch date, Connolly said the bill would take major steps to fix the broken federal information technology acquisition process. “Quite frankly, the federal government has no idea what technology it needs, struggles to manage what it has, and consequently wastes billions of ta… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-battlefield-protection-bill-becomes-law | Kaine Battlefield Protection Bill Becomes Law | 2014-12-19 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Battlefield Protection Bill Becomes Law Friday, December 19, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rush Holt (D-NJ), was signed into law by President Obama today following passage by both houses of Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 last week. The legislation reauthorizes a National Park Service program that partners with landowners to preserve Civil War battlefields at risk of being lost to haphazard development. It will make Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefield sites eligible as well. Kaine first announced the legislation at Slaughter Pen Farm at Fredericksburg Battlefield in May 2013. “Virginia is home to battlefields on which American soldiers gave their last full measure of devotion to bring about the nation we know today. Passage of this legislation helps preserve that land, allowing future generations to visit and reflect on our history,” said Kaine. “While it would be worth passing this legislation on that basis alone, battlefield preservation also helps drive local economies in small towns and helps preserve the rural character of fast-growing communities in our Commonwealth. I applaud my colleague Senator Cochran and our House partners Congressmen Wittman and Holt for the bipartisan cooperation that led to passage of this bill.” “We are enormously grateful for Senator Kaine’s efforts to have this legislation included in the National Defense Authorization Act, and I commend him for his ongoing commitment to ensuring the protection of our nation’s battlefields,” said Civil War Trust president James Lighthizer. “We are blessed to have him as a staunch ally working towards our shared goals. His visionary leadership is directly responsible for the protection of thousands of acres of hallowed ground, both across Virginia and nation-… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=709 | Warner, Kaine, Connolly Applaud Closing on Final TIFIA Loans for Silver Line Construction | 2014-12-18 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Members of Virginia's congressional delegation applauded news that U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has closed on the final two low-interest loans to fund construction of Phase Two of the Metrorail Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County. Read more. share: f t Warner, Kaine, Connolly Applaud Closing on Final TIFIA Loans for Silver Line ConstructionFederal financing for Phase Two will help lower overall cost of projectMembers of Virginia’s congressional delegation applauded news that U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has closed on the final two low-interest loans to fund construction of Phase Two of the Metrorail Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Congressman Gerry Connolly, and retiring Congressmen Jim Moran and Frank Wolf worked for months with Secretary Foxx and his predecessor Ray LaHood to secure a total of $1.9 billion in loans for the project. The Silver Line funding is the largest loan for a single project in the TIFIA program’s history. Thursday afternoon, DOT closed on a $403 million TIFIA loan for Fairfax County and a $195 million TIFIA loan for Loudoun County to fund Phase Two construction. In August, DOT closed on the initial $1.28 billion TIFIA loan to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).“The first phase of the Silver Line has been an overwhelming success, and we look forward to ensuring the second half is just as successful,” Secretary Foxxsaid.“Today marks another significant milestone for Rail to Dulles as we finalize a very complex financing package for the project,” said Senator Warner. “I congratulate all of our partners on this successful step. Now we can shift our focus to completing construction as soon, as efficiently and as safely as possible.”“I applaud this final financing step for Phase Two of the Silver Line,” Senator Kaine said. “This project will boost the vitality of Dulles International Airport and imp… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-meets-with-eastern-shore-chamber-of-commerce-visits-house-raising-project-in-norfolk | Kaine Meets With Eastern Shore Chamber Of Commerce, Visits House-Raising Project In Norfolk | 2014-12-18 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Meets With Eastern Shore Chamber Of Commerce, Visits House-Raising Project In Norfolk Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine continued his three-day tour through Virginia with a visit to Melfa to deliver remarks at the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Issues breakfast. Throughout his remarks, Kaine highlighted the importance of workforce development and economic growth in the region. Following the Eggs & Issues breakfast, Kaine traveled to Norfolk to receive a briefing on the city’s efforts to plan for sea level rise and visit the site of an ongoing house-raising project in one of the areas of Norfolk most severely impacted by recurrent flooding. “Hampton Roads has already become a national leader in pulling together local, state, federal and military, university, private sector, even philanthropic organizations to plan what to do on sea level rise, and we need to encourage that kind of regional planning,” Kaine said. “Hampton Roads is really at the front end of that. There are a number of ways I feel the federal government can be helpful.” Following the visit to Norfolk, Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, traveled to Fort Eustis to visit the Maritime Training Directorate and discuss his work to help servicemembers acquire credentials that would ease their transition into the civilian workforce. Tomorrow, Kaine will complete his three-day tour of the Commonwealth by joining members of his staff and other volunteers for a Citizen Day service project at the Colonial Heights Food Pantry to distribute food to residents from the City of Colonial Heights and the Matoaca and Ettrick areas of Chesterfield County. Citizen Days are opportunities for Kaine to share his passion for public service by bringing Virginians together to participate in service projects across the Commonwealth. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-connolly-applaud-closing-on-final-tifia-loans-for-silver-line-construction | Warner, Kaine, Connolly Applaud Closing On Final TIFIA Loans For Silver Line Construction | 2014-12-18 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine, Connolly Applaud Closing On Final TIFIA Loans For Silver Line Construction Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON – Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation applauded news that U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has closed on the final two low-interest loans to fund construction of Phase Two of the Metrorail Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Congressman Gerry Connolly, and retiring Congressmen Jim Moran and Frank Wolf worked for months with Secretary Foxx and his predecessor Ray LaHood to secure a total of $1.9 billion in loans for the project. The Silver Line funding is the largest loan for a single project in the TIFIA program’s history. Thursday afternoon, DOT closed on a $403 million TIFIA loan for Fairfax County and a $195 million TIFIA loan for Loudoun County to fund Phase Two construction. In August, DOT closed on the initial $1.28 billion TIFIA loan to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). “The first phase of the Silver Line has been an overwhelming success, and we look forward to ensuring the second half is just as successful,” Secretary Foxx said. “Today marks another significant milestone for Rail to Dulles as we finalize a very complex financing package for the project,” said Senator Warner. “I congratulate all of our partners on this successful step. Now we can shift our focus to completing construction as soon, as efficiently and as safely as possible.” “I applaud this final financing step for Phase Two of the Silver Line,” Senator Kaine said. “This project will boost the vitality of Dulles International Airport and improve daily life for thousands of commuters along the Dulles corridor.” "Phase One, connecting Tysons and Reston, has already created new commuting, employment, housing, and entertainment options for residents across the National Capital Region,” said Congressman Connolly. “The TIFIA loans will lower the overall cost of constru… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-sobre-la-liberacion-de-alan-gross-relaciones-de-ee-uu-y-cuba | Kaine Sobre La Liberacion De Alan Gross, Relaciones De Ee Uu Y Cuba | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Sobre La Liberacion De Alan Gross, Relaciones De Ee Uu Y Cuba Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - El senador Tim Kaine, un miembro del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, hizo las siguientes declaraciones sobre Cuba: "Estoy muy contento sobre el anuncio hoy de la liberación de Alan Gross y le deseo lo mejor mientras se reúne con su familia y seres queridos. Su liberación marca una victoria para la diplomacia estadounidense. Me gustaría darle gracias a el Papa Francisco y al gobierno Canadiense por su papel como intermediarios en este esfuerzo. Nuestra relación con Cuba no va a cambiar de un día al otro–los derechos civiles y la libertad política son temas importantes que vamos a seguir insistiendo a que el gobierno Cubano trabaje en ellos. Pero como demostró el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas con Vietnam, el diálogo abierto a menudo es más eficaz que el aislamiento cuando se trata de promover los intereses estadounidenses y valores democráticos." ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-release-of-alan-gross-us-cuba-relations- | Kaine Statement On Release Of Alan Gross, U.S.-Cuba Relations | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Release Of Alan Gross, U.S.-Cuba Relations Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Cuba: “I am overjoyed by today’s announcement of Alan Gross’s release and wish him the very best as he reunites with his family and loved ones. His release marks a victory for American diplomacy. I’d like to especially thank Pope Francis and the Canadian government for their role as intermediaries in this effort.” “Our relationship with Cuba will not change overnight – human rights and political freedom are important concerns that we will continue to raise with the Cuban government. But as the reestablishment of U.S. diplomatic ties with Vietnam proved, engagement rather than isolation is often more effective at advancing American interests and democratic values. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-visits-wallops-flight-facility-meets-with-chincoteague-business-leaders | Kaine Visits Wallops Flight Facility, Meets With Chincoteague Business Leaders | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Visits Wallops Flight Facility, Meets With Chincoteague Business Leaders Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine began his three-day tour through Virginia with a visit to the Wallops Flight Facility to tour the damaged launch pad and meet with representatives from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, NASA, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, and Orbital Sciences. Kaine also met with first responders who were on call the night of the launch failure on October 28 and helped put out the fires caused by the explosion. Last week, Kaine and Senator Mark Warner announced that Wallops Flight Facility will receive $20 million in federal funding - a result of their efforts to secure additional funding to support repairs following the launch failure. "Wallops Flight Facility is such a critical asset for Virginia that will continue to play a key role in the nation's great tradition of vigorous space exploration," said Kaine. "We worked very hard to get $20 million into the budget which will be valuable to Wallops as it makes repairs. It was helpful to see the damage firsthand today, but also see how remarkably well the infrastructure fared, partly thanks to good planning by NASA Wallops and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and partly to the swift response by our brave first responders that night. I was proud of our work to bring Orbital Sciences to Wallops as Governor and I am grateful that my work in the Senate, especially on the Budget Committee, allows me to continue supporting Wallops Flight Facility at the federal level." Following the visit to Wallops Island, Kaine held a roundtable discussion in Chincoteague with members of the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, as well as area business and tourism leaders, to discuss issues impacting small businesses, as well as the important economic role that NASA Wallops plays on the Eastern Shore and the effect the Antares rocket failure has had on the local economy. Tomorrow, Kaine wil… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-confirms-elizabeth-dillon-to-western-district-federal-bench | Senate Confirms Elizabeth Dillon To Western District Federal Bench | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Senate Confirms Elizabeth Dillon To Western District Federal Bench Dillon to serve as the first woman on the Western District of Virginia U.S. District Court Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Elizabeth K. Dillon to serve as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Dillon, an attorney in Salem and a former assistant city attorney for Roanoke, will be the first woman to serve as a judge for the Western District in its nearly 200 years of existence. “We are pleased that the Senate has confirmed an exceptionally qualified individual to serve in the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Dillon has received widespread support, including from the Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association. Ms. Dillon consistently demonstrates exemplary character and a passion for pro bono work. We are confident that Ms. Dillon’s demeanor and her significant experience in Virginia’s state and federal courts, both in the public and private sector, will make her an invaluable addition to the court,” the Senators said. Sens. Warner and Kaine recommended Ms. Dillon to the President in June. The White House nominated her in September, and the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed her nomination on Dec. 11. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=00e53466-e45c-43b0-9038-7d97c185d1b8 | Senate Confirms Elizabeth Dillon to Western District Federal Bench | 2014-12-17 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Elizabeth K. Dillon to serve as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Dillon, an attorney in Salem and a former assistant city attorney for Roanoke, will be the first woman to serve as a judge for the Western District in its nearly 200 years of existence. “We are pleased that the Senate has confirmed an exceptionally qualified individual to serve in the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Dillon has received widespread support, including from the Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association. Ms. Dillon consistently demonstrates exemplary character and a passion for pro bono work. We are confident that Ms. Dillon’s demeanor and her significant experience in Virginia’s state and federal courts, both in the public and private sector, will make her an invaluable addition to the court,” the Senators said. Sens. Warner and Kaine recommended Ms. Dillon to the President in June. The White House nominated her in September, and the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed her nomination on Dec. 11. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-extends-condolences-to-pakistani-terror-victims | Kaine Extends Condolences To Pakistani Terror Victims | 2014-12-16 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Extends Condolences To Pakistani Terror Victims Tuesday, December 16, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on today’s terrorist attack in Peshawar. “I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of today’s heinous terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. I am shocked and appalled by this senseless act of violence against students and teachers and join the international community in strongly condemning the perpetrators. The barbarity and desperation of these terrorists is no match for the courage and resilience of the people of Pakistan. The United States remains committed to supporting Pakistan in its efforts to root out terrorism and extremism in the region.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-urges-department-of-education-to-provide-information-on-sexual-assault-investigations | Kaine Urges Department Of Education To Provide Information On Sexual Assault Investigations | 2014-12-15 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Urges Department Of Education To Provide Information On Sexual Assault Investigations Monday, December 15, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine submitted a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressing the current issues associated with sexual violence on college campuses. In the letter, Kaine applauded the Department of Education (ED) for initiating its Title IX investigations into how campuses handle sexual assault but requested that ED disclose more information regarding the progress of these investigations. “Sexual violence is a serious issue facing our nation, and we have concerns about the enforcement of sexual violence policies and the rights of survivors,” Kaine wrote. “While the specific details of these investigations are understandably confidential, there is a great deal that colleges and universities can learn from the findings to improve campus culture and campus sexual violence prevention policies. We request that the Department disclose best practices and consistent gaps that the Office of Civil Rights has found in school policy so that institutions can take proactive measures in their efforts to prevent sexual violence on campuses.” In the letter, Kaine noted that many of the Title IX investigations have been open for years and while he is pleased thorough investigations are taking place, it is important that they are completed in a timely manner. Senators Mark Warner, Dianne Feinstein, Al Franken, and Amy Klobuchar co-signed the letter. The full text of Kaine’s letter to Secretary Duncan can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/tim-kaine-bridge-builder | Tim Kaine, bridge builder? | 2014-12-14 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Tim Kaine, bridge builder? By: Fred Hiatt Sunday, December 14, 2014 With Elizabeth Warren following the Ted Cruz model last week, imploring the House faithful to defy their president even at risk of a government shutdown, you had to wonder: Is the Democratic Party heading for a schism that could rival the tea party-establishment battles on the Republican side? Warren has established herself as a leader of an anti-Wall Street, economic-populist left. Her side of the party is suspicious of international trade, big business and the economists and financiers who defined Clintonomics in the 1990s. The party’s more moderate branch, meanwhile, has been battered by electoral losses in red states, rhetorical attacks from the left for being corporate apologists or worse, and, most of all, the stagnation of middle-class incomes. The slowing of economic mobility seems to undermine the Clintonian premise that economic growth, rather than income redistribution, should be government’s primary goal. Is there a way to bridge the divide as the party gears up for 2016? One Democrat wrestling with that question is Tim Kaine, Virginia’s junior senator. “Traditionally we’ve had a spectrum of views in our party, but we haven’t had wings,” Kaine said during a visit to The Post last week. “I’m a little concerned that we might be moving toward wings.” If it is true that voters get the leaders they deserve, then Virginians are doing something right, because their Senate delegation of Mark Warner and Kaine is among the nation’s most capable. At first glance the two also seem interchangeable: They are both pragmatic former Democratic governors who tried to work across the aisle in a purple state. But whereas Warner has branded himself as defiantly bipart… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/war-authorization-against-the-islamic-state-should-be-a-priority | War authorization against the Islamic State should be a priority | 2014-12-14 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | War authorization against the Islamic State should be a priority By: Editorial Board Sunday, December 14, 2014 AMONG THE business that Congress will leave unfinished this month is legal authorization of the war against the Islamic State. Though the war has been underway for five months, President Obama has said he would welcome legislation, and congressional leaders have denounced the president’s unilateral actions in other spheres, neither the White House nor Congress has made a passage of an Authorization for Use of Military Force a priority. That puts the ongoing military operations on shaky legal ground and deprives them of the political mandate they ought to have. Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee did succeed in forcing a committee vote last week on an authorization that would have sanctioned three years of military operations against the Islamic State while repealing the 2002 authorization of force for Iraq. Both the Obama administration and Republicans objected to limits the legislation placed on the use of ground forces. While trainers and some special forces missions were allowed, the more general use of ground forces was prohibited. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), one of the few in Congress to push hard for an authorizing vote, argues that if U.S. troops were needed to head off an attack on the United States — the circumstance Mr. Obama has cited that would alter his own opposition to combat forces — the president could act under his constitutional authority. That dodges the more simple and sensible conclusion that Congress’s role is to authorize wars and their aims, not micromanage how they are waged. As Secretary of State John F. Kerry told the Foreign Relations Committee, it would be a mistake to “preemptivel… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=69fb64d8-3198-40b0-b15b-4036a518651f | Sens. Warner & Kaine Applaud Virginia Priorities Included in Spending Bill | 2014-12-14 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Saturday night's Senate passage of the compromise spending legislation for fiscal year 2015, which keeps 90% of the federal government funded through next September. The legislation includes funding for several top priorities for Virginia, including the refueling and overhaul of the aircraft carrier George Washington, full funding for Washington’s Metro transit system, funds to repair the damages at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and funds for a cost-of-living increase for federal workers. The agreement largely maintains the spending caps that Congress and the White House agreed to last year. “We shouldn't allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. This package avoids the damage and disruption of another government shutdown, and it honors the spending caps that Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate agreed-to last year,” Sen. Warner said. “The Virginia delegation worked together to make sure our priorities received fair consideration, and I am very pleased we’ve been able to maintain support for projects and programs that create jobs, strengthen economic opportunity and improve the quality-of-life in every region of the Commonwealth.” "I’m happy we have a bipartisan appropriations bill that provides critical programs with certainty through the remainder of the fiscal year 2015,” Sen. Kaine said. “This bill includes important funding for priorities across Virginia that we have fought for throughout the year, including significant funding for repairs at NASA Wallops, maintaining our 11 aircraft carrier fleet, supporting shipbuilding in Hampton Roads, transportation funding in Northern Virginia, and funding for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act,” said Kaine. “While I am disappointed that full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security is held up and a measure to weaken Wall Street regulations has been included, I'm optimistic this legislation is a step in the right direction to… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-warner-applaud-virginia-priorities-included-in-compromise-spending-bill | Kaine, Warner Applaud Virginia Priorities Included In Compromise Spending Bill | 2014-12-13 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine, Warner Applaud Virginia Priorities Included In Compromise Spending Bill Legislation includes top priorities for Virginia delegation Saturday, December 13, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Saturday night's Senate passage of the compromise spending legislation for fiscal year 2015, which keeps 90% of the federal government funded through next September. The legislation includes funding for several top priorities for Virginia, including the refueling and overhaul of the aircraft carrier George Washington, full funding for Washington’s Metro transit system, funds to repair the damages at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and funds for a cost-of-living increase for federal workers. The agreement largely maintains the spending caps that Congress and the White House agreed to last year. “We shouldn't allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. This package avoids the damage and disruption of another government shutdown, and it honors the spending caps that Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate agreed-to last year,” Sen. Warner said. “The Virginia delegation worked together to make sure our priorities received fair consideration, and I am very pleased we’ve been able to maintain support for projects and programs that create jobs, strengthen economic opportunity and improve the quality-of-life in every region of the Commonwealth.” "I’m happy we have a bipartisan appropriations bill that provides critical programs with certainty through the remainder of the fiscal year 2015,” Sen. Kaine said. “This bill includes important funding for priorities across Virginia that we have fought for throughout the year, including significant funding for repairs at NASA Wallops, maintaining our 11 aircraft carrier fleet, supporting shipbuilding in Hampton Roads, transportation funding in Northern Virginia, and funding for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act,” said Kaine. “While I am disappo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-adds-senate-aging-committee-to-list-of-committee-assignments-for-114th-congress | Kaine Adds Senate Aging Committee To List Of Committee Assignments For 114th Congress | 2014-12-12 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Adds Senate Aging Committee To List Of Committee Assignments For 114th Congress Friday, December 12, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine was selected to serve on the Senate Special Committee on Aging for the 114th Congress. The Senate Committee memberships for the 114th Congress are subject to ratification by the Democratic caucus and the Senate when the 114th Congress convenes in January. “I’m honored to have been asked to serve on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, where I’ll focus on a wide range of issues impacting older Americans, from Medicare and Social Security to protecting seniors from fraud and abuse,” said Kaine. “I look forward to working with my colleagues from both parties to address the challenges facing seniors in Virginia and across the country.” Kaine will also continue to serve on the Senate Armed Services, Foreign Relations and Budget Committees in the 114th Congress. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/virginias-damaged-launch-pad-could-get-20-million-from-federal-budget | Virginia's damaged launch pad could get $20 million from federal budget | 2014-12-12 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Virginia's damaged launch pad could get $20 million from federal budget By: Tamara Dietrich Friday, December 12, 2014 The launch pad at Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island that was damaged by a rocket explosion in October could get $20 million to fully fund needed repairs under a provision included in the proposed $1.1 trillion federal spending bill for fiscal year 2015. Democratic senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Thursday they'd sought the spending provision in an effort to help the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, known as MARS, "rebound" from that catastrophic launch failure. MARS is located at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore. Virginia's Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne has estimated the damage to the facility at up to $20 million. But the spaceport is state-owned, and state officials have said they didn't know where that money would come from. "The Wallops Flight Facility is a key asset to Virginia that will continue to play a major role in the future of NASA and space exploration," Warner and Kaine said in a joint statement on their funding efforts. It was unclear at press time Thursday, however, if that spending bill would survive intact as Democrats objected to banking and campaign-finance provisions and Republicans faltered in getting the necessary votes to pass it. The state built MARS to accommodate Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corp.'s medium-lift Antares rocket after Orbital won a $1.9 billion commercial contract with NASA to resupply the International Space Station. State leaders hope to turn MARS into a major hub for the commercial space flight industry. But on Orbital's third resupply mission on Oct. 28, the Antares' first-stage engine malfunctioned seconds after l… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=707 | Connolly Statement on Cromnibus Funding Bill | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Gerald E. Connolly issued the following statement on the Cromnibus spending package. Read more. share: f t Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) issued the following statement on the Cromnibus funding package.“The bill before the House today is not a perfect bill, and certainly not the bill I would have written. For me, and many of my colleagues, this represents another “hold-your-nose vote.” But it does represent some modicum of compromise that I hope carries Congress into a more productive New Year. “This package ensures that funding levels in the next fiscal year are more robust than we could hope for, and expect, from a GOP majority in both the House and Senate next Congress. “It also protects critical investments in our shared Northern Virginia priorities, specifically, maintaining the federal government’s $150 million commitment to Metro in partnership with Virginia, Maryland, and DC, expanding investments in research and development and medical research funding, and offering some budget certainty for our Northern Virginia contracting community that provides critical services to the federal government. “And, after years of enduring pay freezes, furloughs, and contributing more than $114 billion in deficit reduction – sacrifices no other group was asked to do -- federal employees will finally receive a pay raise. I will continue to push Congress to pass my FAIR Act legislation that would provide federal employees the true compensation they deserve, and I hope this is a signal of the end to the House majority’s unrelenting political demagoguery of our federal workforce.“While both sides of the aisle were forced to make sacrifices for this compromise, it troubles me that the House majority was once again unwilling to set aside its own ideological agenda. “House Republicans continued their assault on the environment, cutting funding to EPA by more than $2.2 billion from 2010 levels, almost a 21% reduction, and scaling back Clean Water Act … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=708 | Connolly to Hold 22nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | As the 113th Congress draws to a close, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 22nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Tuesday, December 16, beginning at 8 p.m. Residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District are invited to participate. Read more. share: f t As the 113th Congress draws to a close, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 22nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Tuesday, December 16, beginning at 8 p.m. Residents of Virginia’s 11th Congressional District are invited to participate.Thousands of residents of Fairfax County, Prince William County and Fairfax City will automatically receive calls inviting them to stay on the line as the one-hour meeting is about to begin. Those wanting to participate and guarantee that they are called on Tuesday evening may sign up on Congressman Connolly’s website at http://connolly.house.gov/telephone-town-hall/ before 2 pm on Monday.As in his past telephone town halls, Connolly will open the session with a short report on the recent actions in Congress, his legislative activities in the House, and other matters affecting Northern Virginia and the nation. The remainder of the hour-long session is dedicated to Connolly responding to questions asked by 11th CD residents on the call. Connolly’s 21 previous tele-town hall meetings have been very popular with constituents, who note that they don’t have to drive to the event, they can participate from the comfort of their homes, and they can bow out quietly when they are ready to leave the discussion. Generally, telephone town halls draw a much higher rate of participation than the turnout at physical town halls and other constituent meetings.Many participants are able to ask questions directly to Congressman Connolly. At the end of the hour-long meeting, those who were unable to ask a question and every other participant on the call … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/authorization-for-use-of-military-force-against-isil-including-kaine-provisions-clears-foreign-relations-committee_ | Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL Including Kaine Provisions Clears Foreign Relations Committee | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL Including Kaine Provisions Clears Foreign Relations Committee Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIL, including key limitations on ground troops and duration advocated by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 10-8 – a significant development following Kaine’s five-month long push for a meaningful, transparent debate and vote to properly authorize U.S. military action against ISIL. The approved authorization language can now advance to consideration by the full Senate where Kaine will continue to press for a debate and vote before adjourning for the year. “This is so necessary that we’re doing this today,” Kaine said during the committee meeting. “I speak for myself and I certainly speak for Virginians. We’re so connected to the military in my state. It’s necessary for us to do our job after more than four months of basically a unilateral war.” “We need to do this to do our duty constitutionally and we need to do it to support our troops,” Kaine continued. “We send them [U.S. troops] a message if we stand up and say this mission is worth it, but if we don’t stand up and say this mission is in the national interest, we send them a message too. And I think the message they get by Congressional inaction on this is a powerful one - and a debilitating one. We need to stand against ISIL as a committee and as a Senate.” In closing, Kaine noted that while he will continue to do everything he can to see this authorization debated and voted on by the full Senate before adjourning, “even if we can just do it as a committee and start that process, I think that process is salutatory in the message it sends to our troops.” The authorization reported by the committee today supports the mission laid out by President Obama with key provisions Kaine has advocated, including the following: 1) A strict limitation on… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-announce-20-million-in-federal-funding-for-wallops-flight-facility | Warner, Kaine Announce $20 Million In Federal Funding For Wallops Flight Facility | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Announce $20 Million In Federal Funding For Wallops Flight Facility Includes significant additional funding for repairs to flight facility Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the compromise spending legislation for fiscal year 2015 scheduled to be considered by both the House and Senate this week includes $20 million in funding for Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a result of their efforts to secure additional funding to support repairs following a launch failure on October 28 that caused significant damage to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s launch pad. “We are proud of our work with partners in the House and across the aisle to secure $20 million in federal funding that will help Wallops Island rebound from the launch failure this fall,” the Senators said. “The Wallops Flight Facility is a key asset to Virginia that will continue to play a major role in the future of NASA and space exploration. We especially want to thank Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the Appropriations chair, who has been a key supporter and advocate of NASA and the Wallops facility.” Warner and Kaine will release a detailed list of Virginia priorities in the compromise spending bill following final passage, which is expected by the end of the week. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-hail-wins-for-virginia-in-defense-bill | Warner, Kaine Hail Wins For Virginia In Defense Bill | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Hail Wins For Virginia In Defense Bill Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 has cleared a key Senate hurdle and will now advance to a vote on final passage. The bipartisan legislation, which is expected to pass and be signed into law by the President soon, is substantially based on the two bills passed last spring by the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, respectively. “This legislation demonstrates that despite often strong policy disagreements on both sides of the aisle, Congress can work together when our national security interests are at stake,” said Warner. “The compromise maintains our national security priorities while also strengthening Virginia’s historic commitments to our military men and women and their families.” “I’m proud that Congress has come together to strongly support programs and provisions that are critical to our defense communities,” said Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee who advocated on behalf of Virginia in the Senate version of the bill. “From giving our troops a pay raise, to maintaining our 11 aircraft carrier fleet and improving the credentialing process to ease servicemembers’ transition into the civilian workforce, the positive impacts of this bipartisan legislation will be felt across the Commonwealth.” The following list highlights many of the provisions included in the defense bill that impact Virginia: Refueling and Overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN 73): Provides the legislative authorities and program language to support the $848 million added by the appropriations bill to keep the refueling and complex overhaul of CVN 73 on track and preserve the Navy’s 11 operational aircraft carrier fleet. Supports Shipbuilding Priorities: Authorizes funding for three Littoral Combat Ships, two Virginia Class submarines, the Ford Class aircraft carrier program, and allows two… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-statement-on-reporting-of-elizabeth-dillon-nomination-out-of-judiciary-committee | Warner, Kaine Statement On Reporting Of Elizabeth Dillon Nomination Out Of Judiciary Committee | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Statement On Reporting Of Elizabeth Dillon Nomination Out Of Judiciary Committee Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee reported the nomination of Elizabeth Dillon to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia: “With the Judiciary Committee reporting Elizabeth Dillon to the full body today, the Senate now has the opportunity to provide Virginia with another well-qualified judge. Ms. Dillon has spent her entire career practicing before Virginia’s state and federal courts in both public service and private practice. Throughout this career, she has exhibited the qualities we look for in good judges— exemplary character, dedication to public service, and strong command of the law. We are confident that all of these qualities will serve her well on the bench. “Ms. Dillon’s confirmation will be especially noteworthy since she will be the first woman to serve on the Western District bench. We look forward to her confirmation.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/sen-tim-kaines-war-powers-push-wins-foreign-relations-committee-nod | Sen. Tim Kaine's war powers push wins Foreign Relations Committee nod | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Sen. Tim Kaine's war powers push wins Foreign Relations Committee nod By: Dave Ress Thursday, December 11, 2014 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a strong message about the Constitution and the fight against the Islamic State Thursday, joining Sen. Tim Kaine's five-month-long campaign to seek congressional authorization for putting troops in harm's way. The committee voted 10-8 to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State forces that have seized large portions of Iraq and Syria, terrorizing opponents and killing those who don't share their religious beliefs. "I just feel it is immoral to put our people's lives at risk – there've already been three deaths, two Marines and an Air Force captain – it's wrong to put them at risk if we're not going to say yes, this is a mission we believe we need to do," Kaine said after the committee vote. Kaine has argued for months that the Constitution is clear that Congress must approve military action against the Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS or ISIL. But from his first days in the Senate, he has argued that laws governing presidential war powers need to be tighter and clearer. "I speak for myself and I certainly speak for Virginians," Kaine told his fellow committee members during Thursday's debate. "It's necessary for us to do our job after more than four months of basically a unilateral war." Voting for the authorization tells American troops the nation is with them – and it tells Islamic State the same thing, Kaine said. Kaine believes the committee's vote last year to authorize the use of force in Syria, even though the full Senate never took up the measure, led Syria to agree to surrender its chemical weapons. The committee's Islamic State aut… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/senate-committee-approves-military-action-against-islamic-state | Senate committee approves military action against Islamic State | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Senate committee approves military action against Islamic State By: Karen DeYoung Thursday, December 11, 2014 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Thursday to authorize U.S. military action against the Islamic State “and associated forces” for three years, while prohibiting the introduction of ground combat troops. The 10-to-8 vote was along party lines, with Republicans on the committee voting against the measure, mostly because they believed it limited the president’s actions too much and at least one, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), because it did not limit them enough. The authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) is unlikely to make it to the Senate floor before the current Congress adjourns. But the debate surrounding it provided a preview of where parties are likely to stand when the Senate reconvenes under Republican leadership next month. Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), the principal sponsor, said that rather than tying the hands of the president in using force, “we create checks and balances on the commander in chief as is envisioned by the founders.” Others had proposed limiting the authorization to one year. In testimony Tuesday, Secretary of State John F. Kerry asked the committee not to prohibit the use of ground forces, saying President Obama had already said it was not his intention to deploy them as part of the air campaign against the Islamic State that began last summer. “The president has been crystal clear that his policy is that U.S. military forces will not be deployed to conduct ground combat operations against ISIL,” Kerry said. “It doesn’t mean that we should preemptively bind the hands of the commander in chief or our commanders in the field in responding to scenarios and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/senate-committee-vote-on-war-powers-marks-a-victory-for-kaine | Senate committee vote on war powers marks a victory for Kaine | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Senate committee vote on war powers marks a victory for Kaine By: Markus Schmidt Thursday, December 11, 2014 The authorization by a Senate panel Thursday for use of military force against the Islamic State marks a victory for Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., who has pushed for a vote on war powers since President Barack Obama launched airstrikes against the militant group in August. “It’s necessary for us to do our jobs after four-plus months of basically unilateral war,” Kaine told the members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations before the vote. There are “differences of opinions certainly between the executive and us, some within this body, that many of us passionately believe there is no legal basis for the military action that is currently underway that’s led to loss of U.S. lives, that’s led to $1 billion in expenditure and 1,100 airstrikes, and now nearly 3,000 advisers on the ground or on their way to be on the ground in Iraq,” Kaine said. The resolution, which cleared the committee by a 10-8 vote along party lines after a vivid discussion on war powers, includes key limitations on ground troops and duration advocated by Kaine in his own measure that he introduced in September. “This discussion was a very civil and educational one (and ) the action of the committee was important because it basically becomes the template for the authorization that I now feel confident will happen,” Kaine said in an interview later Thursday. “In some ways, it’s the first real step, but there are many more steps.” But Kaine said chances are rather slim for the approved legislation to go to the Senate floor for a vote by the full body before adjournment, which could come next week or earlier. “We may be here for a few more days, so I… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=024d3fa3-271a-45ac-9575-c2c6867c32f3 | Warner, Kaine Hail Wins for Virginia in Defense Bill | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 has cleared a key Senate hurdle and will now advance to a vote on final passage. The bipartisan legislation, which is expected to pass and be signed into law by the President soon, is substantially based on the two bills passed last spring by the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, respectively. “This legislation demonstrates that despite often strong policy disagreements on both sides of the aisle, Congress can work together when our national security interests are at stake,” said Warner. “The compromise maintains our national security priorities while also strengthening Virginia’s historic commitments to our military men and women and their families.” “I’m proud that Congress has come together to strongly support programs and provisions that are critical to our defense communities,” said Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee who advocated on behalf of Virginia in the Senate version of the bill. “From giving our troops a pay raise, to maintaining our 11 aircraft carrier fleet and improving the credentialing process to ease servicemembers’ transition into the civilian workforce, the positive impacts of this bipartisan legislation will be felt across the Commonwealth.” The following list highlights many of the provisions included in the defense bill that impact Virginia: Refueling and Overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN 73): Provides the legislative authorities and program language to support the $848 million added by the appropriations bill to keep the refueling and complex overhaul of CVN 73 on track and preserve the Navy’s 11 operational aircraft carrier fleet. Supports Shipbuilding Priorities: Authorizes funding for three Littoral Combat Ships, two Virginia Class submarines, the Ford Class aircraft carrier program, and allows two cruisers to enter modernization next year. This follows the landmark contract signed by the Navy this year for 10 new… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=ab38fa29-bc23-4516-ba15-b127d28bffcb | Sens. Warner, King Usher Regulatory Relief for Community Banks, Credit Unions Through Senate | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed two provisions authored by U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Angus King (I-ME) to help relieve America’s small financial institutions, like community banks and credits unions, of regulatory burdens so that they are better able to serve their communities. “Community banks and credit unions are the backbone of the U.S. economy. According to the FDIC, small banks hold 14% of the nation’s banking assets and make nearly half of all of the smaller loans to farms and small businesses. That is why I am so pleased to get final passage on our proposals to reduce regulatory burdens on smaller institutions and create parity for certain accounts between community banks and credit unions. This allows community-based financial institutions to do what they do best: support our local economies,” said Senator Warner. “Small banks and credit unions are often the financial cornerstones of communities across the country, providing the very credit that helps drive our economy each and every day,” Senator King said. “But while these smaller institutions played no part in causing the financial crisis in 2008, they have often been forced to shoulder the burden of too many poorly-tailored regulations intended to prevent the next one. These provisions will lift some of those onerous requirements and provide parity for accounts between community banks and credit unions, all of which will help smaller lending institutions better serve the communities that rely upon them.” The two provisions, authored by Senators Warner and King, had also been introduced as part of the RELIEVE Act earlier this year. A description of each is below: The community bank relief bill allows small bank holding companies with under $1 billion in assets to be regulated under the Small Bank Holding Company Statement (SBHCS), which allows simplified reporting requirements and less stringent capital standards that reflect the traditional banking services that these smaller banks provide. Th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=b4ee353d-487d-4b08-b268-6750b0810b39 | Warner, Kaine Statement on Reporting of Elizabeth Dillon Nomination Out of Judiciary Committee | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee reported the nomination of Elizabeth Dillon to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia: “With the Judiciary Committee reporting Elizabeth Dillon to the full body today, the Senate now has the opportunity to provide Virginia with another well-qualified judge. Ms. Dillon has spent her entire career practicing before Virginia’s state and federal courts in both public service and private practice. Throughout this career, she has exhibited the qualities we look for in good judges— exemplary character, dedication to public service, and strong command of the law. We are confident that all of these qualities will serve her well on the bench. “Ms. Dillon’s confirmation will be especially noteworthy since she will be the first woman to serve on the Western District bench. We look forward to her confirmation.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=c3dcf189-45a8-4da3-9268-31fb95357e77 | Warner, Kaine Announce $20 Million in Federal Funding for Wallops Flight Facility | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the compromise spending legislation for fiscal year 2015 scheduled to be considered by both the House and Senate this week includes $20 million in funding for Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a result of their efforts to secure additional funding to support repairs following a launch failure on October 28 that caused significant damage to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s launch pad. “We are proud of our work with partners in the House and across the aisle to secure $20 million in federal funding that will help Wallops Island rebound from the launch failure this fall,” the Senators said. “The Wallops Flight Facility is a key asset to Virginia that will continue to play a major role in the future of NASA and space exploration. We especially want to thank Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the Appropriations chair, who has been a key supporter and advocate of NASA and the Wallops facility.” Warner and Kaine will release a detailed list of Virginia priorities in the compromise spending bill following final passage, which is expected by the end of the week. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-applauds-175-million-grant-to-expand-pre-k-programs-in-virginia | Kaine Applauds $17.5 Million Grant To Expand Pre-K Programs In Virginia | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Applauds $17.5 Million Grant To Expand Pre-K Programs In Virginia Wednesday, December 10, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that Virginia will receive a $17,500,000 Preschool Development Grant to provide high-quality preschool programs for children from low and moderate income families through the Virginia Preschool Initiative, which Kaine helped expand as Governor. Kaine wrote to the Department of Education in October urging the department to award the grant to Virginia. "The critical funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education will help children in high-need communities throughout the Commonwealth get a head start on a lifetime of learning,” said Kaine. “Investing in early childhood education helps close the achievement gap between children of all backgrounds. That’s why as Governor I worked with members of both parties to improve the quality of Pre-K programs and increase enrollment by 40 percent. Virginia’s early childhood education programs are a model for the nation and I am a proud supporter of their expansion.” It is estimated that through the grant, Virginia will increase the number of children served in state-funded preschool programs by 17 percent. The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services require that grant recipients promote federal priorities such as engaging families as partners, serving children at or below 200% of poverty in high-need communities and ensuring there are highly qualified teachers in preschool classrooms. Kaine has long championed early childhood education, having worked with legislators, educators and business leaders as Governor to expand the Virginia Preschool Initiative. As Senator, Kaine introduced the Strong Start for America’s Children Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/rules-of-engagement-still-missing | Rules of Engagement, Still Missing | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Rules of Engagement, Still Missing By: Editorial Board Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Nearly five months and 1,100 airstrikes into the American-led war against the Islamic State, Congress has barely begun to fulfill its constitutional war-making responsibilities. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday belatedly opened debate on legislation that would authorize the use of force, but there’s no expectation that the work can be finished before the session ends on Thursday. That means it will be put off at least until January, when the new Congress convenes. The delay also means that President Obama will continue to conduct the war in Iraq and Syria under an outdated 2001 authorization, without explicit approval by Congress and without the necessary limitations that the committee chairman, Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and two other members, Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, and Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, have urged. Presidents often resist attempts by Congress to limit their powers. But after 13 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq that first targeted Al Qaeda and then evolved into conflicts in other states (like Yemen) against “associated” extremists, the United States cannot afford to get caught up in another endless, all-consuming conflict. The Menendez bill tries to address such concerns in part by prohibiting the deployment of American ground troops in the fight against the Islamic State, also called ISIS or ISIL, except in specific circumstances, including collecting intelligence; enabling airstrikes; and carrying out operational planning or “other forms of advice and assistance to forces fighting ISIL in Iraq or Syria.” The reference to “other forms” refers in part to rescue operations in support of … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=8015034d-15b1-4a96-8e02-9e4f4af00683 | Wittman, Warner Chesapeake Bay Legislation Passes House, Cleared for President's Signature | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014, sponsored by Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), by a vote of 416-0. The legislation will increase coordination and transparency within Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, in addition to reducing duplication of federal and state efforts. The bill passed the U.S. Senate on December 2, 2014, and is now cleared for the President’s signature. The Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 requires the development of a cross-cut budget to detail the activities of all federal agencies that are involved in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. Additionally, the legislation would create a Chesapeake Bay Program Independent Evaluator to review and report to Congress on restoration activates in the watershed. The Chesapeake Bay partnership includes 10 federal agencies, six states and the District of Columbia, over one thousand localities and multiple non-governmental organizations. To date, the complexity of the participants has resulted in a muddled effort. “The Chesapeake Bay is one of our nation’s prized historic resources,” Rep. Wittman said. “While many entities share a commitment to restoring the health of this economic driver for communities and industries across the Commonwealth, we must ensure that federal, state, and local efforts are not working at cross purposes, and that the restoration effort as a whole is coordinated and efficient. With today’s action, we are one step closer to ensuring that the Chesapeake Bay remains the economic foundation of our region and a national treasure that will be enjoyed for generations to come.” Rep. Wittman first introduced the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act in the House of Representatives in 2008. Versions of the bill have passed the House alone or as part of broader packages in each of the last three sessions of Congress. Sen. Warner first sponsored the bill in 2011. “Restoring the Chesapeake Bay … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=99bb538c-aafc-473d-bdcf-aa501e1ea598 | Statement of Sen. Warner on Award of $17.5 million Federal Preschool Expansion Grant to Virginia | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Sen. Mark Warner released this statement today following a U.S. Department of Education announcement that Virginia will receive a $17.5 million Preschool Development Expansion Grant to serve children in 11 Virginia school divisions. Sen. Warner, who championed early childhood programs and doubled the number of children enrolled in the Virginia Preschool Initiative during his 2002-6 term as Governor, had urged federal approval of Virginia’s request for funding in an Oct. 16, 2014 letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “This federal support allows the Commonwealth to expand and improve the Virginia Preschool Initiative, which helps equip at-risk four-year-old children not served by Head Start with the critical skills they need for lifelong learning,” Sen. Warner said. “I am especially pleased that Virginia’s initiative includes community partnerships to improve early childhood readiness as well as professional development for educators.” According to the Governor’s Office, the grant from the U.S. Department of Education will support expansion and improvement of the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) in 11 high-needs school divisions beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. VPI is a state-funded program that currently supports quality preschool programs for approximately 18,000 at-risk four-year-olds. In addition to providing high-quality preschool experiences and activities, the selected divisions will offer focused outreach to families and communities, as well as individualized support for children with unique learning needs, including students with disabilities, English-language learners and children from military families. This combination of instruction, outreach and support will be known as VPI Plus, and participating localities include Brunswick County, Chesterfield County, Fairfax County, Giles County, Henrico County, Norfolk, Petersburg, Prince William County, Richmond, Sussex County and Winchester. The divisions were selected based on the following indicators of need: poverty, number o… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/in-hearing-with-secretary-kerry-kaine-presses-case-for-congress-to-act-on-authorization-for-use-of-military-force-against-isil-before-adjourning | In Hearing With Secretary Kerry, Kaine Presses Case For Congress To Act On Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL Before Adjourning | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | In Hearing With Secretary Kerry, Kaine Presses Case For Congress To Act On Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL Before Adjourning Tuesday, December 9, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s months-long push for a meaningful, transparent debate and vote on an authorization for U.S. military action against ISIL, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing today on the mission against ISIL with Secretary of State John Kerry – a move Kaine believes is a critical, yet overdue, first step in properly authorizing this mission. Responding to criticism about the unorthodox process that led to today's hearing, Kaine said: “Congress has been silent about this. I don’t think we weaken our nation so much with an unwieldy process as we weaken our nation when we don’t take seriously the most solemn responsibility Congress has, which is to engage around the authorization at the beginning – not five months in – about whether we should initiate war.” “Constitutionally it’s required,” he said. “But I’m driven by a more important value – I don’t think it’s fair to ask people … to risk their lives - to give their lives - in a mission if Congress hasn’t had a debate and put their thumbprint on it and said this is in the national interest. If we ‘re not willing to do that, how can we ask people to risk their lives?” “I think it would be foolish to leave here this week or next, to adjourn,” Kaine continued. “For those of us who do not believe that the ‘01 or ‘02 authorizations give this a legal authority, every day we have been on offense without Congress we believe is an unauthorized war. We believe it’s a Congressional abdication of our oath of office and of our fundamental constitutional responsibilities.” Since June 2014, Kaine has been urging the administration to seek a specific authorization for military action against ISIL while pressing his Congressional colleagues to debate and vote on the mission. In September, Kaine introduced a draft aut… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=9f7be0f8-5c16-444e-8730-422a3f6c0415 | Statement of Sen. Warner on Release of CIA Interrogation Study | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | “Like the President and the Director of National Intelligence, I know there is never a perfect time to release this report, and believe we should do so now to get this matter behind us. I was not a member of the Committee when the study was launched, and with hindsight, I wish it could have been a more collaborative process that included personal interviews with those involved. As a Senator who represents thousands of patriotic Americans who work in the intelligence community, it is important to emphasize that this report found that, more than a decade ago, a small number of CIA officials made misrepresentations about the effectiveness of the program, that ultimately were conveyed to CIA leadership and then passed along to the President. We must demonstrate to the world that, as Americans, we are willing to look squarely at our actions, and always look for ways to do better.” For more resources on the Senate Intelligence Committee study click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/commonwealth-connection/tribes-deserve-recognition | Tribes Deserve Recognition | 2014-12-07 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Sunday, December 7, 2014 Tribes Deserve Recognition By Senator Tim Kaine This Op-Ed appeared in the Daily Press and the Lynchburg News & Advance Millions of children know the story of Pocahontas. They know that, thanks to the help of the Powhatan tribe, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas survived when others had failed. As Virginians, we know Indian tribes have played an integral role in the commonwealth and the country's history from the beginning. Yet even today, the federal government has yet to recognize any of Virginia's historic tribes. Many Virginia Indian tribes were situated here in 1607, when Jamestown was founded, or earlier and have maintained their identities for thousands of years. Today, the majority of Virginians, all eight living Virginia governors and the entire bipartisan congressional delegation support federal recognition. despite this, the tribes still haven't received the same recognition the federal government has granted to more than 500 similar tribes in America. Federal recognition would acknowledge and protect the identities of the tribes. It would also guarantee their people access to much-needed healthcare and emergency assistance, and allow their children to attend federal Indian schools. Many tribes have vigorously pursued paths to recognition through the administrative process but have found it to be inefficient, expensive and confusing. The federal process run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs uses a one-size-fits-all system that fails to account for extraordinary circumstances like the barriers Virginia tribes have encountered. Tribes are required to provide the federal government with birth and death records dating back more than 100 years. This is greatly complicated by the fact that courthouses that held the vast majority of the Virginia tribes' records were burned during the Civil War. Many of the records that survived the Civil War were later systematically altered as part of … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-ashton-carter-nomination-to-be-secretary-of-defense | Kaine Statement On Ashton Carter Nomination To Be Secretary Of Defense | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Ashton Carter Nomination To Be Secretary Of Defense Friday, December 5, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to serve as the nation’s next Secretary of Defense. "Ash Carter is a dedicated public servant with a unique degree of Pentagon experience that spans three decades and includes time in the number two post under Secretaries Panetta and Hagel, and service as both Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy. In each of these roles, he has successfully navigated complex global contingencies while demonstrating a strong commitment to servicemembers and their families. With no shortage of challenges facing the Department of Defense and our Armed Forces – from responding to the ISIL threat and managing a changing security environment in Europe and the Pacific, to a severely constrained fiscal environment – I believe Ash Carter is the right person for the job and urge my Senate colleagues to swiftly confirm him to this critical post.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=704 | Fedscoop: IT Reform Comes Up For Vote as Part of Defense Bill | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | After nearly two years and several iterations, the bill formerly known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act is heading to the House floor as part of the 2015 Defense authorization bill.Read more. share: f t IT reform comes up for vote as part of Defense bill By Jake WilliamsAfter nearly two years and several iterations, the bill formerly known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act is heading to the House floor as part of the 2015 Defense authorization bill.The bill, which could head to the House as early as Thursday, would add additional authorities for agency chief information officers, effectively codifying the position’s oversight responsibilities for IT management and governance.According to the text of the bill, every agency chief information officer, except for the Defense Department CIO, would have a significant role in “the decision processes for all annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting and executive decisions, related reporting requirements and reports related to information technology.”Those CIOs would also lead the formulation of their agency’s IT budget and would have the final say on any IT-related contracts, as well as any moving of funds from one IT-related program to another.Earlier drafts of FITARA included a provision that would limit an agency to one CIO position; however, the version included in the NDAA would allow the CIO of a larger agency to appoint CIOs for smaller agencies. The bill does assert that the duties of a CIO are not delegable, though. An agency CIO could only delegate approval of IT contracts or systems that are classified as nonmajor under the White HouseOffice of Management and Budget’s guidance.In the case of the Defense Department, the CIO would review and provide recommendations to the Defense secretary on the department’s IT budget request.Almost none of the CIO’s additional IT authorities will apply to any telecommunications or IT funded … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=706 | Federal News Radio: IT Reform Bill Overcomes Toughest Hurdle on Path to Become Law | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | The first major reform bill for federal information technology in more than a decade has made it through its toughest hurdle – the National Defense Authorization bill. Read more. share: f t IT reform bill overcomes toughest hurdle on path to become law Jason MillerThe first major reform bill for federal information technology in more than a decade has made it through its toughest hurdle — the National Defense Authorization bill.House and Senate Armed Services committee members agreed to keep a pared down version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act in the final NDAA bill.While the full House and Senate chambers still need to approve it, and President Barack Obama needs to sign it, FITARA is closer than ever to becoming law."I think the core of the legislation and the reforms that we had in mind are absolutely the original language of the Issa-Connolly bill in this version of FITARA in the NDAA, and I'm very, very happy and gratified," said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), in an interview with Federal News Radio Wednesday. "I really believe this reform legislation will make a difference and save taxpayers a lot of money."The provision in the NDAA applies only to civilian agencies and gives chief information officers specific and increased authorities and responsibilities over IT investments.FITARA calls for agency heads to ensure CIOs have a "significant role in the decision processes for all annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting and execution decisions … related to IT," and the "management, governance and oversight processes related to IT."Civilian agency CIOs also must approve the IT budget request from their agency before sending it to the Office of Management and Budget, approve any contract for technology products or services and sign-off on any request to reprogram funds for IT projects.CIOs also must "certify that IT investments are adequately implementing incremental development" as defined by OMB."I think the empowerment of CIOs… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-notes-progress-against-sexual-assault-within-the-military_more-work-to-be-done | Kaine Notes Progress Against Sexual Assault Within The Military – More Work To Be Done | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Notes Progress Against Sexual Assault Within The Military – More Work To Be Done Thursday, December 4, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to today’s comprehensive Department of Defense (DoD) Report to the President on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Subcommittee on Personnel, noted the important steps that have been taken towards eliminating sexual assault within the military, but stressed that lawmakers, military leaders and servicemembers must continue embracing reform to combat these crimes. “The efforts of the Department of Defense and Congress have resulted in a notable increase in reporting of sexual assaults and a decrease in the number of sexual assault cases, however our work isn’t done,” said Kaine. “We must ensure the culture within the military supports, protects and empowers survivors and that perpetrators of these heinous crimes are put behind bars.” DoD’s report indicates a 27% reduction in incidents of sexual assault from 26,000 in FY2012 to 19,000 in FY2014. In addition, the report shows a 50% increase in reporting of these crimes, from 1 in 10 in FY2012 to 1 in 4 in FY2014, which could reflect increasing confidence in the military justice system from sexual assault survivors. However, a majority of survivors indicated retaliation for reporting, showing the pressing need to do more to combat social and professional retaliation against sexual assault survivors. In 2013, Kaine and U.S. Senator Mark Warner took steps to begin to address this issue by introducing the Military Whistleblower Protection Act, provisions of which were included in the 2014 defense bill. Since taking office, Kaine has voted to take broad steps to protect and empower survivors of military sexual assault, increase reporting, and hold perpetrators accountable. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Kaine strongly supported reforms included in the 2015 defense bill to improve polic… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-decision-to-hold-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-and-vote-next-week-on-authorization-for-use-of-military-force-against-isil- | Kaine Statement On Decision To Hold Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing And Vote Next Week On Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Decision To Hold Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing And Vote Next Week On Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against ISIL Thursday, December 4, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez’s decision to hold a hearing on the U.S. mission against ISIL next Monday, December 8 and a markup and vote on an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) on Wednesday, December 10: “We will now have the opportunity to engage in a meaningful, transparent debate on the U.S. military mission against ISIL, as I’ve been calling for since military action began nearly four months ago. We owe it to our servicemembers and the American people to have this debate and take this vote before adjourning for the year, and I’m pleased we’re on track to do so in the right way, ”said Kaine, who delivered related remarks on the Senate floor yesterday. Since June, Kaine has been urging the administration to seek a specific authorization for military action against ISIL while pressing his Congressional colleagues to debate and vote on the mission. In September, Kaine introduced a draft authorization that supports the mission laid out by President Obama but includes four key provisions: 1) a strict limitation on U.S. ground combat troops; 2) a repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force; 3) a sunset after one year; and 4) a narrow definition of “associated forces.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=701 | Nextgov: Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | The bipartisan Federal Information Technology Reform Act -- which aims to upgrade the government's creaky process for purchasing and building IT systems -- has made it past intense House-Senate negotiations and will be included in the compromise version of the Fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled by lawmakers late Tuesday evening. Read more. share: f t Nextgov: Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote By Jack MooreThe biggest legislative overhaul in nearly 20 years to the way the federal government buys information technology has cleared a key hurdle and is headed for votes in both houses of Congress. The bipartisan Federal Information Technology Reform Act -- which aims to upgrade the government’s creaky process for purchasing and building IT systems -- has made it past intense House-Senate negotiations and will be included in the compromise version of the Fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled by lawmakers late Tuesday evening.The House is expected to vote on the annual defense policy bill as early as Thursday.FITARA, as the bill is known, was first introduced by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Gerry Connolly, a Democratic member of the committee from Virginia, in spring 2013 and gained greater urgency in the wake of the HealthCare.gov debacle last fall.Agency CIOs Get Boost Among the bill's most significant measures is an enhancement of the role of agency-level chief information officers. Under the legislation, agency CIOs would be granted a “significant role” in programming, budgeting and decision-making related to IT management and would have a say-so in their agency’s annual IT budget requests.The legislation would specifically bar agencies from signing any contracts for IT or IT services unless the agency CIO has signed off on the deals. The bill similarly bars agencies from reprogramming IT funds without CIO approval.T… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702 | Connolly Welcomes Pastor Ryoo to Give House Prayer | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | On Wednesday, Congressman Connolly welcomed Pastor Ryoo, from Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, Virginia to give the opening prayer at the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more. share: f t Congressman Connolly, Speaker John Boehner and House Chaplain Reverand Patrick J. Conroy welcome Pastor Ryoo to serve as guest chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives.On Wednesday, Congressman Connolly welcomed Pastor Ryoo, from the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, Virginia to give the opening prayer at the U.S. House of Representatives. Each year, Members of Congress can recommend someone from their congressional district to serve as guest pastor of the House for a day. Pastor Ryoo was selected to be a guest chaplain at the request of Congressman Connolly. On the Floor of the House today, Connolly said, "I am proud to welcome Pastor Ryoo, who I think really is emblematic of the success of the immigrant population in the United States, to offer this morning's prayer. He represents our future." Congressman Connolly visits with Pastor Ryoo of the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, Virginia prior to giving this morning's opening prayer at the House of Representatives. Pastor Ryoo offers the opening prayer at the U.S. House of RepresentativesConnolly Floor Statement on the contributions of the Korean-American and the Korean Central Presbyterian Church to our community.Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11th)Mr. Speaker,I am pleased to join you in welcoming Pastor David Ryoo from the Korean Central Presbyterian Church, located in Centreville, Virginia, and the 11th Congressional District, for today’s invocation.The Church has been active in our community since it was founded 41 years ago in Vienna. Prior to my election to Congress, I served as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, where I had the opportunity to collaborate with that congregation on the construction of i… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=705 | Federal Times: Lawmakers Strike Deal on Sweeping IT Reform Bill | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), the bill would significantly empower CIOs at the largest civilian agencies. Read more. share: f t Federal Times: Lawmakers Strike Deal on Sweeping IT Reform BillAaron BoydSenators have included a sweeping federal IT reform bill in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), almost guaranteeing its passage.Known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), the bill would significantly empower CIOs at the largest civilian agencies.If approved, the bill will give CIOs:? More discretion over how IT budgets are set and used;? Authority over planning and implementing large-scale projects;? Hiring approval for CIOs at component agencies; and? Final approval on contracts for all major IT products and services.The bill would not affect the Defense Department or intelligence agencies.CIOs also would be required to submit regular reports to the Office of Management and Budget and update public-facing dashboards detailing the status of large IT investments.The measure also codifies some best practices, including a risk management approach to cybersecurity, regular reviews of agency IT portfolios, and an endorsement of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative.The Senate bill leaves out some provisions included in an earlier House-passed version. Namely, the bill does not include a “myth-busting” initiative aimed at encouraging more robust communications between federal officials and the private sector. It also lacks a working capital fund for cloud procurement.Nevertheless, sponsors of the House bill said Wednesday they were pleased with the final version.“By giving decision-makers the ability to make changes appropriate for their agency, we can ensure that the most knowledgeable will now be able to enact solutions that had otherwise plagued their agencies,” said House Government Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., an original FITARA… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-calls-on-congress-to-debate-and-vote-on-mission-against-isil-before-adjourning | Kaine Calls On Congress To Debate & Vote On Mission Against ISIL Before Adjourning | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Calls On Congress To Debate & Vote On Mission Against ISIL Before Adjourning Wednesday, December 3, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, reiterated his months-long call for Congress to debate and vote on U.S. military action against ISIL – a mission that has gone on since August without congressional authorization. In his remarks, Kaine made two requests: 1) that President Obama follow through on his commitment to engage Congress and immediately demand a debate and vote on an authorization for use of military force; 2) that Congress stay in session until a debate and vote is held. “We have gone four months without any meaningful debate about this war,” Kaine said.” Now many are saying that we need to delay until after the New Year. … So the unilateral war would extend to at least five months and in all likelihood longer before Congress gets around to any meaningful discussion of the ISIL threat.” For over five months, Kaine has been urging the Obama Administration to seek a specific authorization for use of military force against ISIL while pressing his Congressional colleagues to take action. In September, Kaine introduced a draft authorization that supports the mission laid out by President Obama but includes four key limitations: 1) no U.S. ground troops; 2) a repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force; 3) a sunset after one year; and 4) a narrow definition of “associated forces.” “Giving any president a greenlight to wage unilateral war without any meaningful debate or authorization would be deeply destructive of the legitimacy of the legislative branch of our government,” Kaine said. “It would be deeply disrespectful of our citizens; and it would be especially disrespectful of the troops who are risking their lives every day while we do nothing.” Full transcript of Kaine’s remarks today is below: Madam President, n… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-wittman-bipartisan-battlefield-protection-bill-heads-to-house-senate-floors-for-a-vote | Kaine, Wittman Bipartisan Battlefield Protection Bill Heads To House, Senate Floors For A Vote | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine, Wittman Bipartisan Battlefield Protection Bill Heads To House, Senate Floors For A Vote Wednesday, December 3, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rush Holt (D-NJ), was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 announced by Senate and House negotiators last night. The legislation will reauthorize a National Park Service program that partners with landowners to preserve Civil War battlefields at risk of being lost to haphazard development. It will make Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefield sites eligible as well. This program has preserved 24,000 acres of at-risk Civil War battlefield land in 16 states, including 11,500 acres in Virginia – more than any other state. A 2013 study found that compared to average tourists, tourists visiting Civil War battlefields stay twice as long and spend double the money. Kaine has pushed for passage of the bill throughout the year, and, as Governor, worked with the General Assembly to support the program at the state level. The House of Representatives is expected to consider the bill this week followed by Senate consideration next week. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-statement-on-confirmation-of-nani-coloretti-as-deputy-secretary-of-hud | Warner, Kaine Statement On Confirmation Of Nani Coloretti As Deputy Secretary Of HUD | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Statement On Confirmation Of Nani Coloretti As Deputy Secretary Of HUD Wednesday, December 3, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement praising the confirmation of Nani Coloretti to be the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary, making her the fourth female Deputy Secretary and one of the highest-ranking Filipino-Americans serving in the Administration: “President Obama made an excellent choice in nominating Nani Coloretti to be the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary, the Chief Operating Officer of the agency. We are proud to have joined our Senate colleagues in confirming Ms. Coloretti, who is currently the Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and has more than 20 years of experience in budget, finance, economic and program analysis. We are confident that Ms. Coloretti will focus her talent and experience on growing the housing sector and advocating for communities across the country in need of critical assistance.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=a1120288-a961-48f4-9bcd-20c237c015fe | Warner, Kaine Statement on Confirmation of Nani Coloretti as Deputy Secretary of HUD | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement praising the confirmation of Nani Coloretti to be the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary, making her the fourth female Deputy Secretary and one of the highest-ranking Filipino-Americans serving in the Administration: “President Obama made an excellent choice in nominating Nani Coloretti to be the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary, the Chief Operating Officer of the agency. We are proud to have joined our Senate colleagues in confirming Ms. Coloretti, who is currently the Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and has more than 20 years of experience in budget, finance, economic and program analysis. We are confident that Ms. Coloretti will focus her talent and experience on growing the housing sector and advocating for communities across the country in need of critical assistance.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=a2c6756c-35ba-4f98-a17f-dd2303cc6b77 | Sen. Warner to Host Second Annual Virginia Science Summit at National Academy of Sciences | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – On Friday, December 5, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will bring together a cross-section of Virginia’s leaders in science on Friday for the second annual Virginia Summit on Science, Engineering and Medicine, co-hosted by Sen. Warner, the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (VASEM) and Virginia Tech. This summit will provide an opportunity for VASEM members and their protégés to join with representatives from government, industry, and institutions of higher education in Virginia to discuss Big Data and its implications for science, technology, healthcare and industry. “In an era of diminished federal support for research and development, it is more important than ever for Virginia’s leading thinkers across institutions and disciplines to increase collaboration,” Sen. Warner said. “Virginia is home to some of the nation’s top technology companies and leading education and research institutions. That means the Commonwealth can play an important role in the rapidly growing sector of Big Data. This second annual Summit provides an exciting venue for some of the best and brightest in Virginia to discuss the challenges and benefits of Big Data. I am eager to see what Friday’s program inspires.” “Virginia has some of the nation’s leading universities, and I commend the Virginia Academy for addressing important ‘big data’ applications that will enable us to be on the forefront in solving some of the most complex societal and medical problems of our day,” said Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands. “We have worked hard over the past year and a half to get VASEM off the ground. This is the second convergence of the group, and I’m looking forward to the further collaboration and conversations that this meeting stimulates,” said Joe Campbell, the Lucian Carr Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia and President of VASEM. Summit participants include representatives from some of Virginia’s top educational institutions; healthcare organizations… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-suggests-improvements-to-proposed-epa-rules | Kaine Suggests Improvements To Proposed EPA Rules | 2014-12-02 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Suggests Improvements To Proposed EPA Rules Comments come in response to EPA’s request for input on proposed Clean Power Plan Tuesday, December 2, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to the agency’s request for input on its proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30 percent by 2030. In the letter, Kaine suggests that the proposed standard should do more to reward states like Virginia that have already taken major steps toward creating a cleaner power sector. While the current proposal sets state-by-state goals for reducing carbon emissions, these goals do not sufficiently account for many of the proactive steps that states like the Commonwealth have already taken to reduce their own emissions. Kaine also suggests that the EPA develop a procedure for building flexibility into the proposal should there be unforeseen impacts on the affordability or reliability of electricity. In addition, he asks EPA to project the potential emission savings from energy efficiency measures on federal government installations like Naval Station Norfolk and the Pentagon. Governor McAuliffe’s Virginia Energy plan calls for aggressive implementation of energy efficiency in state facilities, and he believes federal facilities should also be leading the way. “I’ve never accepted the view that cleaning up pollution and growing the economy are incompatible goals,” Kaine said regarding his comments . “I believe the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change necessitates action to reduce the carbon pollution responsible for it. I’m confident we can take such action in a manner that succeeds at this goal while maintaining affordable, reliable electricity for families and businesses in the Commonwealth and across the nation.” The full text of Kaine’s letter to the EPA can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-welcomes-compromise-defense-bill-highlights-wins-for-virginia- | Kaine Welcomes Compromise Defense Bill, Highlights Wins For Virginia | 2014-12-02 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Welcomes Compromise Defense Bill, Highlights Wins For Virginia House expected to consider legislation this week, Senate to follow next week Tuesday, December 2, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today welcomed compromise defense bill language announced by House and Senate negotiators. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 is substantially based on the two bills passed last spring by the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, respectively, and includes important provisions Kaine advocated for on behalf of Virginia in the Senate version. The full House of Representatives is expected to consider the defense bill this week followed by Senate consideration next week. “I’m proud of the bipartisan work that went into this bill, which provides critical support to our military personnel and civilians, especially shipbuilders, and includes my amendments to maintain our 11-carrier fleet and improve the credentialing process for servicemembers so employers better understand their skills when they transition into the civilian workforce,” said Kaine. “This legislation includes important provisions to protect commissary subsidies, improve policies for prosecuting sexual assault, and give our troops a pay raise. While I’m pleased that we are directing resources to the fight against ISIL, Congress should have had a debate on an authorization for our mission in Iraq and Syria, which has continued for nearly four months without approval from Congress. It is the height of public immorality to ask servicemembers to risk their lives when we’re not willing to debate and vote on this issue.” The following list highlights many of the programs and provisions included in the final compromise authorization language which Kaine pushed for during the markup process: Refueling and Overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN 73): Following Kaine’s successful efforts in the Senate Armed Services Committe… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=6129481d-b64b-49c4-98ac-c87c6fe8687a | Sen. Warner Announces Keyanna Conner As Director of Government & Community Affairs | 2014-12-02 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) announced today that Keyanna Conner will join his state staff as Director of Government and Community Affairs. Ms. Conner, who previously served as a senior advisor on Sen. Warner’s successful 2014 re-election campaign, will serve as a primary point of contact between the Senator’s office and representatives of state and local governments, public agencies and other constituency organizations. She will be based in Richmond. “I am very pleased that Keyanna Conner will be joining our state staff as director of government and community affairs,” said Sen. Warner. “Effective communication and problem-solving for state and local governments, and the Virginians they serve, remains a key priority for our entire office.” “I am thrilled and honored to join Senator Warner's staff, and I look forward to engaging and empowering state and local leaders in communities across Virginia,” Conner said. Conner graduated from Hampton University in 2006 and currently is completing a doctoral degree in organic chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University. She grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=ac1a780a-6df3-4fc7-98e9-a13a90b25a58 | Senate Unanimously Passes Warner-Wittman Chesapeake Accountability Act | 2014-12-02 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed the bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Accountability Act of 2014, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), by unanimous consent. The legislation will bring increased accountability measures and a more collaborative management approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts and spending. The 2013 legislation now returns to the House of Representatives for approval. The Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 requires the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget to better track the progress of Bay restoration efforts, comparing costs and the performance of restoration activities by the various federal agencies involved in the Bay preservation effort. The multi-state, multi-year initiative to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay involves at least 10 federal agencies, Virginia and five other states, the District of Columbia, and more than 1,000 local governments. “The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and a centerpiece of the culture and economy of many coastal communities in Virginia, and neighboring states. I commend the collaborative efforts of federal, state, and local partners across the watershed who are working tirelessly to preserve and restore the Bay,” Senator Warner said. “In order to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay during a time of limited federal funding, we must make sure that every dollar spent on restoration activities produces real results. I will continue to focus on ways to be a good steward of both the taxpayer’s dollar and the Commonwealth’s invaluable natural resources.” “Today’s Senate passage of this Chesapeake Bay legislation is a tremendous step forward,” Wittman said. “After seeing my Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act pass the House with overwhelming bipartisan support numerous times, I am thrilled to see progress in the Senate. I appreciate Senator Warner’s steady cooperation and leadership in getting the bill passed through the Sen… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-tours-gwu-science-and-technology-campus-in-ashburn-speaks-with-nursing-students | Kaine Tours GWU Science & Technology Campus In Ashburn, Speaks With Nursing Students | 2014-12-01 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Tours GWU Science & Technology Campus In Ashburn, Speaks With Nursing Students Monday, December 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined George Washington University (GWU) President Steven Knapp on a tour of the School of Nursing’s state-of-the-art Skills and Simulation Lab at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn. After the tour, Kaine spoke with School of Nursing students, including participants in the Veterans Bachelor of Science Nursing Program that helps veterans transition their military skills into a nursing career, about the demand for skilled healthcare workers in the Commonwealth and across the nation. “I wanted to come and learn about the nursing program here at George Washington, which does a great job for the students who are pursuing careers in healthcare,” said Kaine. “Technical training is important, especially now with the significant and growing need for highly trained health care professionals. GW is at the pinnacle of training for health professions and campuses like this are where the solutions lie.” The George Washington School of Nursing is ranked among the top 50 nursing schools in the country. Through an agreement with Virginia Community Colleges, the GW School of Nursing offers guaranteed admission to students who graduate with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from any accredited community college nursing program in Virginia and who meet certain academic requirements. Kaine co-chairs the bipartisan Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, which focuses on improving and strengthening access to CTE to ensure that students of all ages are prepared with the skills they need for the jobs of the 21st century. Since taking office, one of Kaine’s top priorities has been reducing veterans unemployment and helping to ease the transition from active duty to a civilian career. Kaine’s first bill, the Troop Talent Act, provides active duty servicemembers with the tools they need to receive credential… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=08fdd212-826b-4253-bdd4-1967ac9e08eb | President Signs Sen. Warners Bipartisan Initiative to Eliminate Unnecessary Federal Reports | 2014-12-01 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | On Tuesday, November 25, the President signed the Government Reports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194), a bipartisan initiative to eliminate or modify more than 50 unnecessary, outdated, or duplicative federal reports required of more than a dozen federal agencies. The Government Reports Elimination Act is the House version of Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) companion legislation, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 16. Among the reports to be eliminated under the legislation: a Department of Homeland Security annual report on illegal imports of products made with dog or cat fur, and a Department of Agriculture report on the number of acres of peanuts planted each year. Additionally, Senators Warner and Ayotte introduced the Reports Reduction Act of 2014 on November 13, to further their bipartisan efforts to increase government performance by removing government waste and inefficiency. This legislation would eliminate or modify an additional 67 unnecessary reports. “I’m very pleased the President has signed this important step towards increasing efficiency in the federal government,” Senator Warner said. “There is no reason that hundreds of federal employees should spend countless hours producing outdated and often useless reports. Getting rid of these 50 unnecessary reports is a simple but effective step, but we can and should go even further. Sen. Ayotte and I have introduced additional legislation to take aim at 67 more unnecessary federal reports produced each year. We need to continue to find smart ways to create a more efficient government to ensure our taxpayers dollars are being spent productively.” Sen. Warner serves as Chairman of the Budget Committee’s bipartisan Government Performance Task Force, and Sen. Ayotte serves as the Ranking Republican Member. The Task Force was established in 2009 to examine how the government measures the cost-effectiveness of federal programs with a goal of saving taxpayer dollars. Sen. Warner was a lead sponsor of the Governme… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=2779a86e-78c4-45ed-8522-8bbcae0afa87 | Statement of Sen. Warner in support of the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy to be U.S. Surgeon General | 2014-12-01 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement in support of the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy to be Surgeon General of the United States. "Dr. Murthy brings an entrepreneurial focus, and he is committed to using technology to expand our outreach on health and wellness in innovative ways. I believe he will make an excellent Surgeon General,” Senator Warner said. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=8ed4c25d-1ae9-4c3f-86ae-5df29375a789 | Statement of Sen. Warner on the Death of Dr. William C. Bosher, Jr. | 2014-12-01 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on the passing of Dr. William C. Bosher, Jr.: “I am so sorry to learn of the passing of Dr. Bill Bosher, a career public servant who started as a classroom teacher, served as public school chief for Henrico and Chesterfield counties, and also served as Virginia’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bill Bosher was a thoughtful policymaker and effective administrator. He demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the power of quality public schools to create opportunities for all of Virginia’s young people. I offer my condolences to his family, friends and many colleagues,” Senator Warner said. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/photos/tour-of-gwu-science-and-technology-campus_-ashburn | Tour Of GWU Science and Technology Campus - Ashburn | 2014-11-26 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Senator Tim Kaine joined George Washington University (GWU) President Steven Knapp on a tour of the School of Nursing’s state-of-the-art Skills and Simulation Lab at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn. After the tour, Kaine spoke with School of Nursing students, including participants in the Veterans Bachelor of Science Nursing Program that helps veterans transition their military skills into a nursing career, about the demand for skilled healthcare workers in the Commonwealth and across the nation. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-back-plan-to-better-protect-military-families-from-abusive-financial-practices | Warner, Kaine Back Plan To Better Protect Military Families From Abusive Financial Practices | 2014-11-26 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Back Plan To Better Protect Military Families From Abusive Financial Practices Wednesday, November 26, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with 40 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter in support of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) plan to update the Military Lending Act (MLA) and close existing loopholes to better protect servicemembers and their families from abusive financial practices. The letter, sent to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, expresses strong support for the proposed new rule to help prevent lenders from charging excessive fees and taking advantage of military families. “As our servicemembers are asked to take on even more tasks in defense of our nation, we should take every opportunity to protect them and their families here at home, especially from unscrupulous lenders,” the senators wrote. “We strongly support the proposed MLA rule and urge that the final MLA rule be similarly robust in enhancing protections for servicemembers and their families, producing significant cost savings for DOD, and improving military readiness.” This is the third action Warner and Kaine have taken in recent months to protect servicemembers and their families from abusive financial practices. In August, they called for a federal investigation into aggressive debt collection actions used by retailers against servicemembers. In response to a separate letter from Warner and Kaine, DOD recently announced a policy change to protect servicemembers from businesses that use allotments to trap Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families in illegal predatory loans. Congress first passed the MLA following a 2006 Pentagon report that found that “predatory lending undermines military readiness, harms the morale of troops and their families, and adds to the cost of fielding an all-volunteer fighting force.” This law capped the annual interest rates for consumer credit to servicemembers and their dependents whil… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=7dac238b-cb0f-470b-950f-f23651bfbf77 | Warner, Kaine Back Plan to Better Protect Military Families from Abusive Financial Practices | 2014-11-26 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with 40 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter in support of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) plan to update the Military Lending Act (MLA) and close existing loopholes to better protect servicemembers and their families from abusive financial practices. The letter, sent to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, expresses strong support for the proposed new rule to help prevent lenders from charging excessive fees and taking advantage of military families. “As our servicemembers are asked to take on even more tasks in defense of our nation, we should take every opportunity to protect them and their families here at home, especially from unscrupulous lenders,” the senators wrote. “We strongly support the proposed MLA rule and urge that the final MLA rule be similarly robust in enhancing protections for servicemembers and their families, producing significant cost savings for DOD, and improving military readiness.” This is the third action Warner and Kaine have taken in recent months to protect servicemembers and their families from abusive financial practices. In August, they called for a federal investigation into aggressive debt collection actions used by retailers against servicemembers. In response to a separate letter from Warner and Kaine, DOD recently announced a policy change to protect servicemembers from businesses that use allotments to trap Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families in illegal predatory loans. Congress first passed the MLA following a 2006 Pentagon report that found that “predatory lending undermines military readiness, harms the morale of troops and their families, and adds to the cost of fielding an all-volunteer fighting force.” This law capped the annual interest rates for consumer credit to servicemembers and their dependents while giving DOD the authority to define what loans should be covered. The DOD’s 2007 implementing regulations narrowly included only three types of loans: certain… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-grand-jury-verdict-in-missouri | Kaine Statement On Grand Jury Verdict In Missouri | 2014-11-24 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Grand Jury Verdict In Missouri Monday, November 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement following a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson: “In light of the grand jury decision not to prosecute officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown, I ask authorities to respect the right of all people to express themselves during this understandably emotional time, as well as urge the people of Ferguson and the nation to respond peacefully and constructively. Going forward, it’s critically important that we do more as a nation to address the tense relationship between law enforcement and local communities that was prevalent well before this tragedy, particularly in communities of color. Our criminal justice system should never give anyone in America reason to doubt its fairness. It’s on us to work through these challenges in Virginia, Missouri and across the country.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-iran-nuclear-negotiations | Kaine Statement On Iran Nuclear Negotiations | 2014-11-24 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Iran Nuclear Negotiations Thursday, July 9, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of State John Kerry’s update on the nuclear talks with Iran today: “I support giving our negotiators the time to make sure they get the best deal possible with Iran to protect U.S. national security interests. Extending negotiations is much better than the alternative—walking away from significant progress that’s been made, including Iran’s compliance with the Joint Plan of Action that – for the first time – has successfully rolled back components of Iran’s nuclear weapons development. Nevertheless, Iranian leaders understand the decisions they need to make and must demonstrate the political will to reach an acceptable and verifiable agreement. I applaud the tireless and technical work of the P5+1 negotiators and am pleased that if a final nuclear deal is reached, there will be a prompt, deliberate and constructive process for Congressional review of it thanks to passage of the bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-secretary-hagel | Kaine Statement On Secretary Hagel | 2014-11-24 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Secretary Hagel Monday, November 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement today on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s decision to step down: “Secretary Hagel has led the Department of Defense through an extremely challenging time in our nation’s history, including a severely constrained fiscal environment. He has been a strong advocate for military servicemembers and their families, ensuring the U.S. Armed Forces have the resources they need to respond to contingencies at home and around the globe. He also played a significant role this year in building a robust international coalition to combat ISIL and has helped lay the groundwork for a smooth transition in Afghanistan. I also thank Secretary Hagel for standing up for our nation’s veterans at every opportunity.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-us-attorney-timothy-heaphy | Kaine Statement On U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy | 2014-11-24 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy Monday, November 24, 2014 WASHINGTON,D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the decision by Timothy Heaphy, United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, to step down: “Tim has served the Western District of Virginia with distinction as U.S. Attorney. I appreciate Tim’s dedication to combatting prescription drug abuse, human trafficking, and illegal gang activity, and I’m confident his work to promote community outreach and crime prevention will leave a lasting mark on the region.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=703 | Connolly Calls on Congress to Pass Connolly-Chabot Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Failure to stand up against Putin's illegal annexation of Crimea will set a danger and irrevocable precedent, said Rep. Connolly. Read more. share: f t On Thursday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed legislation prohibiting federal agencies from taking action that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea.The bipartisan legislationwas introduced by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)with Steve Chabot (R-OH).“The United States must lead the way in refusing to recognize or legitimize the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation,” said Rep. Connolly. “Failure to stand up against Putin’s illegal annexation of Crimea will set a danger and irrevocable precedent.”“Acquiescence on the part of the U.S. threatens the security of all sovereign nations. Who is next? Moldova? Georgia? The Baltic Republics?” added Connolly.When Russian troops were identified as fomenting unrest in Crimea in February of this year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin adamantly denied involvement. By April, Russia had illegally annexed Crimea, and Putin had come clean about the blatant Russian intrusion, admitting that Russian troops had been deployed to Crimea before the illegal annexation on March 21.“Now, Putin’s playbook is being put to in eastern Ukraine,” said Connolly.Last week, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg certified a serious Russian military buildup in eastern Ukraine. The U.S. and our European allies have issued successive rounds of sanctions and warnings as Russian aggression has mounted and spurred violence and destruction in the region.“The U.S. lacks credibility objecting to Russia’s aggression without a firm stance on Crimea,” added Connolly. “Congress must make a simple, declarative statement on Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. The Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act does just that.”Full Connolly Statement on H.R. 5241, Crimea Annexation Non-recognition ActHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs Thursday, November 20, 2014 Statement by R… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/in-response-to-letter-from-warner-and-kaine-dod-announces-policy-change-to-protect-servicemembers-from-predatory-loans | In Response To Letter From Warner & Kaine, DOD Announces Policy Change To Protect Servicemembers From Predatory Loans | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | In Response To Letter From Warner & Kaine, DOD Announces Policy Change To Protect Servicemembers From Predatory Loans Friday, November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a letter from U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and three of their colleagues in July 2014, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a policy change today that will prohibit the use of allotments by servicemembers to purchase, lease or rent personal property. This important change will protect servicemembers from businesses that use allotments to trap Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families in illegal predatory loans. “I’m very pleased Secretary Hagel and the Department of Defense are making important improvements to the allotment system to better protect our servicemembers from predatory lending,” Senator Warner said. “The current system allows unscrupulous companies to sign servicemembers up for questionable payment plans and then turn around and sue them for failure to pay. This policy change will prevent these sorts of abuses going forward and provide our military families with more of the protections they deserve.” “I applaud Secretary Hagel and the Department of Defense for taking this important step to protect our servicemembers and their families from predatory loans,” said Senator Kaine. We need to improve Department of Defense policy to ensure when our troops seek financial support, unscrupulous businesses cannot divert payments from a servicemember's monthly income to support their own profits. By protecting their financial stability, these changes also help ensure the military readiness of our troops.” The new regulations will go into effect in January 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-campus-sexual-violence-allegations-in-virginia- | Kaine Statement On Campus Sexual Violence Allegations In Virginia | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Campus Sexual Violence Allegations In Virginia Friday, November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, released the following statement on recent sexual violence allegations in Virginia: “The allegations of sexual assault depicted in a recent Rolling Stone article are beyond alarming and cannot be tolerated. If the law enforcement and school investigations into these allegations are found to be true, the individuals and organizations involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In addition to a comprehensive review of its policies and procedures, I’m pleased to see the University of Virginia will engage independent counsel on how it can maximize opportunities for successful criminal prosecution of sexual misconduct cases. The Virginia Alpha Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity also took the right step yesterday by surrendering its agreement with the University and suspending all chapter activities. These allegations demand tough action that will give students and parents confidence that the University is a safe environment and that perpetrators of such acts will be held accountable. Sexual violence is a serious problem that schools and communities across the country continue to face. I will continue to do everything I can at the federal level to combat this epidemic.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-introduce-legislation-to-reform-black-lung-benefits-system | Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation To Reform Black Lung Benefits System | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation To Reform Black Lung Benefits System Friday, November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced legislation to help level the playing field for miners battling black lung disease, an ailment caused by inhaling coal dust over an extended period of time that can be debilitating and potentially fatal. Federal law requires that coal companies compensate disabled miners who contract black lung, but employers routinely deploy an array of unfair tactics to avoid paying miners the benefits they deserve. The Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2014 reforms the black lung benefits programs by improving miners’ access to medical evidence of their health and helping miners access better, more timely assistance from the program. “It is clear we can take commonsense steps to strengthen and improve the black lung benefits system for miners,” Warner said. “This legislation builds upon recommendations identified by several reports and investigations in recent years, and these proposals are designed to make it much easier for miners and their families to access appropriate medical care and compensation.” “Black lung is a tragic disease that many Virginia miners develop on the job,” said Kaine. “This bill will end many of the setbacks that sufferers encounter in the current benefits system and will provide care and comfort to those who need it.” Recent analyses by the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News found that doctors who are paid by coal companies have systematically misdiagnosed miners with black lung as having other diseases, thus preventing the miners from accessing benefits. Furthermore, hearings in the U.S. Senate showed that coal company lawyers have caused some miners’ claims to be denied by withholding medical evidence that proves that the miner has black lung. In the past year, the U.S. Department of Labor has taken several steps to address the issues identified in these reports, but … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=b96c6798-e032-4095-802b-4fe1d1b3b257 | In Response to Letter from Warner & Kaine, DOD Announces Policy Change to Protect Servicemembers from Predatory Loans | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a letter from U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and three of their colleagues in July 2014, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a policy change today that will prohibit the use of allotments by servicemembers to purchase, lease or rent personal property. This important change will protect servicemembers from businesses that use allotments to trap Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families in illegal predatory loans. “I’m very pleased Secretary Hagel and the Department of Defense are making important improvements to the allotment system to better protect our servicemembers from predatory lending,” Senator Warner said. “The current system allows unscrupulous companies to sign servicemembers up for questionable payment plans and then turn around and sue them for failure to pay. This policy change will prevent these sorts of abuses going forward and provide our military families with more of the protections they deserve.” “I applaud Secretary Hagel and the Department of Defense for taking this important step to protect our servicemembers and their families from predatory loans,” said Senator Kaine. We need to improve Department of Defense policy to ensure when our troops seek financial support, unscrupulous businesses cannot divert payments from a servicemember's monthly income to support their own profits. By protecting their financial stability, these changes also help ensure the military readiness of our troops.” The new regulations will go into effect in January 2015. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=f2ec96d9-ff38-4ab2-8310-2587e0b118c0 | Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Reform Black Lung Benefits System | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced legislation to help level the playing field for miners battling black lung disease, an ailment caused by inhaling coal dust over an extended period of time that can be debilitating and potentially fatal. Federal law requires that coal companies compensate disabled miners who contract black lung, but employers routinely deploy an array of unfair tactics to avoid paying miners the benefits they deserve. The Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2014 reforms the black lung benefits programs by improving miners’ access to medical evidence of their health and helping miners access better, more timely assistance from the program. “It is clear we can take commonsense steps to strengthen and improve the black lung benefits system for miners,” Warner said. “This legislation builds upon recommendations identified by several reports and investigations in recent years, and these proposals are designed to make it much easier for miners and their families to access appropriate medical care and compensation.” “Black lung is a tragic disease that many Virginia miners develop on the job,” said Kaine. “This bill will end many of the setbacks that sufferers encounter in the current benefits system and will provide care and comfort to those who need it.” Recent analyses by the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News found that doctors who are paid by coal companies have systematically misdiagnosed miners with black lung as having other diseases, thus preventing the miners from accessing benefits. Furthermore, hearings in the U.S. Senate showed that coal company lawyers have caused some miners’ claims to be denied by withholding medical evidence that proves that the miner has black lung. In the past year, the U.S. Department of Labor has taken several steps to address the issues identified in these reports, but without congressional action, disabled coal miners who deserve black lung benefits will continue to be unfairly denied. In introducing t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=700 | Connolly Statement on President Obama's Immigration Reform Executive Action | 2014-11-20 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Today, the President had to exercise Executive authority to make long-awaited progress on reforming our broken immigration system. A majority of American families and businesses agree action is necessary. This Executive Action should serve as a call to action for Congress, not a reason for more gridlock. Read more. share: f t Connolly Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Reform Executive Action'The President's executive action should serve as a call to action for Congress, not a reason for more gridlock.'Today, the President had to exercise Executive authority to make long-awaited progress on reforming our broken immigration system. A majority of American families and businesses agree action is necessary.This Executive Action should serve as a call to action for Congress, not a reason for more gridlock.It has been more than 500 days since the Senate passed a comprehensive and bipartisan immigration reform bill. As a cosponsor of the House companion bill and one of the 191 signatories of the discharge petition to force a vote on the House floor, I firmly believe we must take action to keep families together and further secure our borders. The great irony is that the loudest voices now opposing the President's action on immigration are, in fact, the same ones who urged him to use that Executive authority just a few months ago to address the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing our southern border.They cannot have it both ways. Either Executive Action to address immigration reform is appropriate or it isn’t. Congressional inaction, however, is not appropriate, nor is it a substitute for paralysis.It was Speaker Boehner, who said after the 2012 elections, “This issue has been around far too long. A comprehensive approach is long overdue, and I'm confident that the president, myself, and others can find the common ground to take care of this issue once and for all." That was two years ago.The foundation for such common ground was the bipartisan Sena… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-sobre-el-anuncio-de-presidente-obama-sobre-inmigracion- | Kaine Sobre El Anuncio De Presidente Obama Sobre Inmigracion | 2014-11-20 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Sobre El Anuncio De Presidente Obama Sobre Inmigracion Thursday, November 20, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - El Senador Tim Kaine hizo las siguientes declaraciones sobre el anuncio del presidente Obama sobre inmigración de esta noche: "En junio de 2013, tuve el orgullo de votar a favor de un proyecto de ley bipartidista, que al ser aprobado, tomaría medidas importantes para reparar nuestro quebrantado sistema migratorio. Después de casi un año y medio de inacción de la Cámara de Representantes, apoyo la decisión del presidente Obama de tomar medidas dentro de su autoridad ejecutiva para arreglar algunos de los problemas que nuestro proyecto de ley bipartidista intento reparar-incluyendo el fortalecimiento de la seguridad fronteriza, cambios a nuestro sistema de visas y alivio adicional para millones de familias que viven clandestinamente en este país, pero anhelan regirse por las reglas mediante el pago de impuestos y verificaciones de antecedentes penales. Todos los presidentes desde Eisenhower han tomado acción ejecutiva para abordar asuntos migratorios. Esta acción es sólo un primer paso. Quedan muchos asuntos que sólo el Congreso puede abordar. Espero poder trabajar con mis colegas en la Cámara y el Senado para lograrlo.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=9363b0c3-1bc1-400d-a949-ffd9cf3b57aa | Sen. Warner Statement on President's Immigration Announcement | 2014-11-20 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | “The Senate passed a comprehensive bipartisan reform package more than 18 months ago, and so far the House of Representatives has failed to act. Congress must step-up to fix our broken immigration system. That means securing our borders, reforming our visa programs, and implementing practical solutions for undocumented immigrants who currently live in the U.S. The President’s action mirrors many of the provisions in the bipartisan Senate legislation. While I understand his decision to take executive action, and while similar steps have been taken by every President in the past 60 years, executive action is not permanent. That’s why Congress needs to act legislatively to provide the long-term certainty that our families, communities and country deserve.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-and-kaine-applaud-selection-of-joint-base-langley-eustis-as-a-finalist-for-new-air-force-support-center | Warner And Kaine Applaud Selection Of Joint Base Langley-Eustis As A Finalist For New Air Force Support Center | 2014-11-19 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner And Kaine Applaud Selection Of Joint Base Langley-Eustis As A Finalist For New Air Force Support Center Wednesday, November 19, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine praised today’s news that the United States Air Force is considering Joint Base Langley-Eustis as one of four finalists for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC). Warner and Kaine met with senior Air Force leadership in July to urge the selection of Joint Base Langley-Eustis as it considered sites across the country. In a time of sequestration and austerity for the military, this new headquarters could bring up to 350 positions to Hampton, Virginia. “Langley-Eustis and the Hampton Roads region offer tremendous benefits, including a highly skilled workforce, access to first-rate facilities, and unmatched quality of service for military men and women and their families,” said Warner. “I am pleased Langley has earned a spot as a finalist as a result of the Air Force evaluation.” “Joint Base Langley-Eustis has the ideal combination of a supportive community, extensive Air Force presence, and existing commands to ensure the success of this new Air Force center, “said Kaine. “The Secretary of the Air Force should select Joint Base Langley-Eustis as the final location of this important support center.” The Air Force will execute site surveys of the different candidates over the upcoming weeks and release its final decision for the location of the headquarters in January 2015. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=15e34cb3-4ffa-4a51-8914-669ccaacbeec | Warner, Kaine Applaud Selection of Joint Base Langley-Eustis as a Finalist for New Air Force Support Center | 2014-11-19 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine praised today’s news that the United States Air Force is considering Joint Base Langley-Eustis as one of four finalists for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC). Warner and Kaine met with senior Air Force leadership in July to urge the selection of Joint Base Langley-Eustis as it considered sites across the country. In a time of sequestration and austerity for the military, this new headquarters could bring up to 350 positions to Hampton, Virginia. “Langley-Eustis and the Hampton Roads region offer tremendous benefits, including a highly skilled workforce, access to first-rate facilities, and unmatched quality of service for military men and women and their families,” said Warner. “I am pleased Langley has earned a spot as a finalist as a result of the Air Force evaluation.” “Joint Base Langley-Eustis has the ideal combination of a supportive community, extensive Air Force presence, and existing commands to ensure the success of this new Air Force center, “said Kaine. “The Secretary of the Air Force should select Joint Base Langley-Eustis as the final location of this important support center.” The Air Force will execute site surveys of the different candidates over the upcoming weeks and release its final decision for the location of the headquarters in January 2015. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=542 | Statement from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly on the Announcement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz as the New Oversight and Government Reform Chairman | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Statement from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly on the Announcement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz as the New Oversight and Government Reform Chairman f t # e Washington, DC, November 18, 2014 Congressman Connolly released the following statement on the announcement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz as the new Oversight and Government Reform Chairman. Read more. share: f t Statement from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly on the Announcement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz as New Oversight and Government Reform Chairman“Congratulations to Rep. Jason Chaffetz on being named the new Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He has pledged to take our Committee in a different direction than his predecessor, focusing on real oversight and legislation, not partisan politics. I take him at his word and hope to see that pledge fulfilled.”Rep. Gerald E. Connolly is a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Government Operations. f t # e | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-keystone-xl-pipeline-vote | Kaine Statement On Keystone XL Pipeline Vote | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement On Keystone XL Pipeline Vote Tuesday, November 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the Senate’s vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline Project: “Tonight the Senate made the right decision to reject a proposal I believe would take our country’s future in the wrong direction. We can’t throw the brakes on the use of fossil fuels - that would be unrealistic and hurt our economy. But we have a responsibility to generate cleaner energy tomorrow than we do today. Based on the scientific consensus that carbon pollution negatively affects the world climate, it’s clear that the Keystone XL Pipeline – which would transport tar sands oil that is 15-20% dirtier than conventional oil – is not in our economic, national security or environmental interest. The drastic impact of sea level rise in Hampton Roads and other effects of climate change across the world demand that we continue the transition from dirty energy to cleaner energy.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-statement-on-forest-service-management-plan-for-george-washington-national-forest | Warner, Kaine Statement On Forest Service Management Plan For George Washington National Forest | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Statement On Forest Service Management Plan For George Washington National Forest Tuesday, November 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement on the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement of a final management plan for the George Washington National Forest: “We’re pleased that the Forest Service’s final management plan announced today for the George Washington National Forest closes the overwhelming majority of lands in the Forest to horizontal drilling activities, with the remaining portion comprising acreage that has been leased in the past but never developed. We have long urged the Forest Service to seriously consider the concerns of Virginians about the potential impacts of horizontal drilling and applaud Supervisor Speaks for taking the time to ensure all stakeholders were heard during this process. We also applaud the recommendation of a National Scenic Area designation for Shenandoah Mountain. We recognize the hard work that went into this plan and remain committed to doing everything we can to preserve Virginia’s beautiful public lands.” More information on the management plan is available here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=11f71254-81ec-4d5e-b595-235c6d1d129e | Warner, Warren Urge FHFA Action on Housing Finance Infrastructure and Access to Credit | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today wrote a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin Watt urging the agency to take steps "to build a housing finance infrastructure for the future, enhance the role of private capital in the agency mortgage-backed security (MBS) market, and responsibly increase access to mortgage credit." The senators highlighted six areas where further FHFA action can advance these goals: (1) developing a single security for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities; (2) creating the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) as an independent, transparent, and more efficient securitization infrastructure; (3) continuing experimentation in risk-sharing pilot programs; (4) creating specific, uniform, and public regulations for private mortgage insurers that insure loans guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie; (5) expanding and improving the First Look program; and (6) updating the credit scoring models that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use. "Millions of creditworthy families are struggling to get mortgages and buy a home," said Senator Warren. "We believe FHFA can use its existing authority to extend credit to responsible families and, at the same time, prepare the housing finance system for the end of government conservatorship." "While we work in Congress to pass comprehensive housing finance reform, we are asking FHFA to move responsibly and transparently as they lay the foundation for a system that better protects taxpayers and improves access to credit for homeowners," said Senator Warner. The full text of the letter is below, and a PDF copy is available here. November 18, 2014 The Honorable Melvin L. Watt Director Federal Housing Finance Agency Constitution Center 400 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 Dear Director Watt: We believe that the government conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) is not a long-term solution to provide access to mortgages, and that Congr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=5d7c1c4e-e288-411c-ab2a-fe6bd7dec672 | Warner, Kaine Statement on Forest Service Management Plan for George Washington National Forest | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following joint statement on the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement of a final management plan for the George Washington National Forest: “We’re pleased that the Forest Service’s final management plan announced today for the George Washington National Forest closes the overwhelming majority of lands in the Forest to horizontal drilling activities, with the remaining portion comprising acreage that has been leased in the past but never developed. We have long urged the Forest Service to seriously consider the concerns of Virginians about the potential impacts of horizontal drilling and applaud Supervisor Speaks for taking the time to ensure all stakeholders were heard during this process. We also applaud the recommendation of a National Scenic Area designation for Shenandoah Mountain. We recognize the hard work that went into this plan and remain committed to doing everything we can to preserve Virginia’s beautiful public lands.” More information on the management plan is available here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=84018ba4-2556-42b1-8257-0e3616a26f21 | Sen. Warner Statement on Attack at Jerusalem Synagogue | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | "I am saddened and outraged by the senseless attack at a Jerusalem synagogue this morning. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the four victims, including American citizens Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine, and Mosheh Twersky. It is essential that President Abbas address the incitement of violence in recent weeks, and in the wake of this horrifying attack I urge both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to work to de-escalate the rising tensions in Jerusalem and the region." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=8d6d457d-9cee-4baa-834b-a0bfbe0eed5e | Sen. Warner Statement on Iran Nuclear Weapons Negotiations | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | As we approach the November 24th deadline in the talks between the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran, I add my voice to those who seek the following from any agreement: (1) the dismantling—not freezing—of Iran’s illegal nuclear weapons program; (2) institution of intrusive, any-time inspections for all facilities to assure Iranian compliance; (3) a slow process of sanctions relaxation dependent upon the outcome of verified compliance; and (4) Congressional review of any agreement to assure legitimacy and longevity of the decision. Diplomacy is the best means for resolving all international disputes, but diplomacy cannot be used as a cover for the continuation of the research, development and manufacture of secret weapons of mass destruction. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/sens-warner-kaine-sign-onto-legislation_to-create-high-skilled-korean-visas- | Sens. Warner, Kaine Sign Onto Legislation To Create High-Skilled Korean Visas | 2014-11-17 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Sens. Warner, Kaine Sign Onto Legislation To Create High-Skilled Korean Visas Monday, November 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine signed onto bipartisan legislation to provide up to 15,000 visas annually for Koreans with specialized skills that are lacking in the U.S. labor market. “Smart reforms in the high-skill visa program will help Virginia businesses struggling to find qualified individuals to fill open positions. This bipartisan approach will help Virginia businesses fill this labor gap, and it also will strengthen existing strong, bilateral ties between the United States and Korea,” said Sen. Warner. “Expanding the number of visas for highly skilled Korean professionals will provide direct, valuable contributions to Virginia’s high-tech economy,” said Sen. Kaine. “With continued inaction from the House on comprehensive immigration reform legislation that includes much-needed visa provisions, we must take alternative steps to attract skilled workers from around the globe. There is no resource more valuable than talent, and this commonsense, bipartisan bill will help grow our talented workforce to meet the needs of Virginia businesses.” To meet workforce needs, the United States will need approximately one million more STEM professionals over the next decade than our country currently produces. The bipartisan legislation, S. 2663, The Partner with Korea Act, was introduced by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA). It would give Virginia and American businesses improved access to highly skilled Korean workers, while also increasing Virginia’s access to the $1 trillion Korean economy. Virginia exports to Korea increased 17.5% in 2013, and highly skilled Korean professionals currently contribute to the U.S. economy in key sectors, including engineering, technology, accounting, health care, financial services and higher education. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=5b55a067-b86b-4cba-958c-1a7c2927c278 | Sens. Warner, Kaine Sign Onto Legislation to Create High-Skill Korean Visas | 2014-11-17 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine signed onto bipartisan legislation to provide up to 15,000 visas annually for Koreans with specialized skills that are lacking in the U.S. labor market. “Smart reforms in the high-skill visa program will help Virginia businesses struggling to find qualified individuals to fill open positions. This bipartisan approach will help Virginia businesses fill this labor gap, and it also will strengthen existing strong, bilateral ties between the United States and Korea,” said Sen. Warner. “Expanding the number of visas for highly skilled Korean professionals will provide direct, valuable contributions to Virginia’s high-tech economy,” said Sen. Kaine. “With continued inaction from the House on comprehensive immigration reform legislation that includes much-needed visa provisions, we must take alternative steps to attract skilled workers from around the globe. There is no resource more valuable than talent, and this commonsense, bipartisan bill will help grow our talented workforce to meet the needs of Virginia businesses.” To meet workforce needs, the United States will need approximately one million more STEM professionals over the next decade than our country currently produces. The bipartisan legislation, S. 2663, The Partner with Korea Act, was introduced by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA). It would give Virginia and American businesses improved access to highly skilled Korean workers, while also increasing Virginia’s access to the $1 trillion Korean economy. Virginia exports to Korea increased 17.5% in 2013, and highly skilled Korean professionals currently contribute to the U.S. economy in key sectors, including engineering, technology, accounting, health care, financial services and higher education. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=27d3a9e8-59e8-411d-8560-5dc96b682b8d | Sen. Warner Statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Proposed Rules on Prepaid Cards | 2014-11-14 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner released the following statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rules for prepaid card users, which were released for public comment yesterday. Early this year, following record use of prepaid cards during the holiday retail season, Senator Warner had called on CFPB to issue rules mandating financial institutions provide standard disclosure of fees associated with their prepaid cards. “I’m very pleased CFPB is moving forward with implementing consumer protections for one of the fastest growing products in the financial industry. Prepaid cards are a great option for young people or people without credit history, but these consumers are not currently guaranteed the same protections against hidden fees as traditional credit or gift card users. The Bureau’s ‘Know Before You Owe’ proposal is a good step toward making sure all consumers are fully informed about the costs and risks of prepaid products before making any financial decisions. In our increasingly digital economy, consumer protections and financial transparency must keep pace with technological advancements in order to protect consumers and our economy,” said Senator Warner. A CFPB study of the prepaid market can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=61041465-bbc6-495f-aa46-3bdd38e9ca0f | Warner, Kaine Express Support for Confirmation of Elizabeth Dillon | 2014-11-14 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine expressed their support for Elizabeth K. Dillon, nominee to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, as the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to consider her nomination. “Elizabeth is exceptionally well qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a judge for the Western District of Virginia. She possesses the experience, integrity, temperament and expertise that we expect of nominees to the District Court,” Warner wrote. “Although she may not be the loudest voice in a room, Elizabeth speaks with a firm and confident tone that conveys both passion and fairness. Through my encounters with her, I am convinced that she will capably and dutifully perform the duties required of her in this position.” “Elizabeth Dillon’s career reflects a dedication to the law that has focused on employment issues, civil rights, and local government that will serve her well as a federal district court judge,” wrote Kaine. “She boasts extremely qualified credentials to serve, and her intimate familiarity with the court, its rules, and the docket will prove invaluable for any newcomer to the bench… As the Senate moves forward in the confirmation process, I am happy to support Ms. Dillon to the bench in the Western District of Virginia.” Warner and Kaine recommended Dillon in June and President Obama announced her nomination in September. If confirmed by the Senate, Ms. Dillon will be the first woman to serve on the Western District bench. Senator Warner’s full statement for the record can be found here. Senator Kaine’s statement can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=541 | Reps. Connolly, Issa and Senators Warner and Ayotte Applaud House Vote to Eliminate or Modify 50 Unnecessary Federal Reports | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Gerald Connolly | C001078 | connolly.house.gov | legacy | Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Darrell Issa, and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) applauded final passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194). Read more. share: f t House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) applauded final passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194), that eliminates or modifies unnecessary, outdated, or duplicative reports currently required to be generated by more than a dozen federal agencies. The bill approved yesterday originated in the House and cleared the Senate in amended form on September 16th. Yesterday’s House approval sends the bipartisan legislation to the President to be signed into law. The House legislation was introduced by Rep. Issa and Rep. Connolly; Sen. Warner and Sen. Ayotte sponsored Senate companion legislation.Among the reports to be eliminated under the legislation: A Department of Homeland Security annual report on illegal imports of products made with dog or cat fur, and a Department of Agriculture report on the number of acres of peanuts planted each year. “In today’s challenging fiscal environment, Congress must leverage every opportunity to save taxpayer dollars by streamlining or eliminating antiquated reporting requirements that are duplicative, irrelevant, or simply ignored,” said Rep. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee. “While enacting the bipartisan Government Reports Elimination Act may not go as far as we would like, it nevertheless represents precisely the type of pragmatic, good government legislating that a divided Congress should be doing more of. The bottom line is that once signed into law, our bipartisan bill will make meaningful progress in freeing up precious agency resources to ensure that taxpayer funds are devoted to truly mission-critical operations.”“The Government Reports … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-and-menendez-meet-with-central-american-leaders-to-discuss-regional-efforts-to-address-root-causes-of-migration | Kaine And Menendez Meet With Central American Leaders To Discuss Regional Efforts To Address Root Causes Of Migration | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine And Menendez Meet With Central American Leaders To Discuss Regional Efforts To Address Root Causes Of Migration Thursday, November 13, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Committee Chairman Senator Robert Menendez met with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Morales and Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez to discuss Central American efforts to address the factors driving migration and threatening the social fabric and long-term prosperity of the region. The Central American leaders highlighted short-term actions to curb the flow of undocumented migrants and urged U.S. support for a new joint strategy to promote economic growth. Designed in consultation with the Inter-American Development Bank, the plan would target areas with the highest rates of migration to solidify recent gains over the mid- to long-term. The Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras will present the joint strategy plan tomorrow, November 14, at an investment promotion conference hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank. Kaine commended the collaboration among the three countries and pledged his continued engagement on this important issue. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-of-support-for-confirmation-of-elizabeth-dillon | Kaine Statement of Support for Confirmation of Elizabeth Dillon | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Statement of Support for Confirmation of Elizabeth Dillon Thursday, November 13, 2014 Madame Chair and Minority Leader Grassley, I support the nomination of Elizabeth K. Dillon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. I am happy the Judiciary Committee has taken the initial step toward confirming the first female judge for this court. Elizabeth Dillon’s career reflects a dedication to the law that has focused on employment issues, civil rights, and local government that will serve her well as a federal district court judge. She boasts extremely qualified credentials to serve, and her intimate familiarity with the court, its rules, and the docket will prove invaluable for any newcomer to the bench. Ms. Dillon displayed great promise beginning in law school, where she was selected to the Law Review at Wake Forest University School of Law. After graduation, she joined Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C. in Roanoke as an associate in the litigation practice where she later rose to senior attorney. During this time she gained experience on Section 1983 cases, Title VII, workers’ compensation, and general defense work, including automobile and product liability defense. She later moved to her current firm, Guynn & Dillon, P.C., where she worked on similar cases and expanded her practice to representing public entities. In mid-career, Ms. Dillon answered the call to public service and joined the Office of the City Attorney where she represented the Police and Fire Departments and other public agencies. She has since returned to Guynn & Dillon where she remains a partner in the firm. Throughout this time, Ms. Dillon remained committed to the profession as a contributing member to various local Bar associations and the State Bar. She has lectured, provided presentations, and served as a panelist on professionalism, Section 1983, employment law, student privacy, and the state Freedom of Information Act. Her active participation in t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-y-menendez-se-reunen-con-lideres-centroamericanos-para-hablar-sobre-las-causas-de-la-migracion- | Kaine Y Menendez Se Reunen Con Lideres Centroamericanos Para Hablar Sobre Las Causas De La Migracion | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Kaine Y Menendez Se Reunen Con Lideres Centroamericanos Para Hablar Sobre Las Causas De La Migracion Thursday, November 13, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Tim Kaine, miembro del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores, Y el presidente dicho comité, el Senador Robert Menéndez, se reunieron con el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala Carlos Morales y el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador Hugo Martínez para hablar sobre los esfuerzos centroamericanos para enfrentar las causas del flujo migratorio que también amenaza la prosperidad de la región. Los líderes centroamericanos destacaron las acciones a corto plazo para frenar el flujo de inmigrantes indocumentados, e instaron a Estados Unidos a apoyar una nueva estrategia conjunta para promover el crecimiento económico. Diseñado con la asesoría del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), el plan se enfocaría en las zonas con más altos índices de migración hacia Estados Unidos. Los presidentes de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras presentaran mañana, 14 de Noviembre, una estrategia para fomentar la inversión en un foro organizado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). Kaine elogió la colaboración entre los tres países y prometió continuar su participación en este importante tema. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-express-support-for-confirmation-of-elizabeth-dillon | Warner, Kaine Express Support For Confirmation Of Elizabeth Dillon | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Warner, Kaine Express Support For Confirmation Of Elizabeth Dillon Thursday, November 13, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine expressed their support for Elizabeth K. Dillon, nominee to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, as the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to consider her nomination. “Elizabeth is exceptionally well qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a judge for the Western District of Virginia. She possesses the experience, integrity, temperament and expertise that we expect of nominees to the District Court,” Warner wrote. “Although she may not be the loudest voice in a room, Elizabeth speaks with a firm and confident tone that conveys both passion and fairness. Through my encounters with her, I am convinced that she will capably and dutifully perform the duties required of her in this position.” “Elizabeth Dillon’s career reflects a dedication to the law that has focused on employment issues, civil rights, and local government that will serve her well as a federal district court judge,” wrote Kaine. “She boasts extremely qualified credentials to serve, and her intimate familiarity with the court, its rules, and the docket will prove invaluable for any newcomer to the bench… As the Senate moves forward in the confirmation process, I am happy to support Ms. Dillon to the bench in the Western District of Virginia.” Warner and Kaine recommended Dillon in June and President Obama announced her nomination in September. If confirmed by the Senate, Ms. Dillon will be the first woman to serve on the Western District bench. Senator Warner’s full statement for the record can be found here. Senator Kaine’s statement can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=22a60006-fc5e-494e-accd-bb7e1c3471e8 | Statement of Sen. Mark R. Warner | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released this statement following today’s leadership vote by members of the Senate Democratic Caucus: “I was one of the ‘no’ votes. The message I heard on the campaign trail was that Virginians are frustrated with the dysfunction and gridlock that has become the status quo in Washington. That has to change. We need an open process where we debate and vote on the serious issues we face, and I have been encouraged by statements from both leaders that they are determined to make the United States Senate a functioning body once again. The American people are demanding it; we owe them no less.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=9b461c5d-3397-4800-a4b9-706d5ea65d81 | Sens. Warner & Ayotte Applaud Final Congressional Approval of Bipartisan Legislation Eliminating Unnecessary Federal Reports | 2014-11-13 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | VA | Mark Warner | W000805 | www.warner.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) applauded last night’s final House passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194), a bipartisan initiative to eliminate or modify more than 50 unnecessary, outdated, or duplicative federal reports required of more than a dozen federal agencies. House passage, which followed unanimous Senate approval of the companion Warner-Ayotte version on September 16, means the bipartisan legislation now goes to the President to be signed into law. Among the reports to be eliminated under the legislation: a Department of Homeland Security annual report on illegal imports of products made with dog or cat fur, and a Department of Agriculture report on the number of acres of peanuts planted each year. Additionally, Senators Warner and Ayotte today introduced the Reports Reduction Act of 2014, which would eliminate or modify an additional 67 unnecessary reports. “Eliminating or modifying these outdated and often useless reports is a simple but effective step towards cutting waste and improving efficiency in the federal government,” Sen. Warner said. “Hundreds of federal employees spend countless hours producing mountains of these reports each year, and in many cases no one ever reads or even refers to those reports. Surely these agency resources could be targeted to smarter, more productive efforts that will actually provide more direct benefit to customers and taxpayers. Getting rid of 50 unnecessary reports is a solid start, but we can and should go even further, and I am pleased Sen. Ayotte and I will partner together once again to take aim at an additional 67 federal reports produced each year.” “The elimination of 50 government reports is a positive first step toward making government smaller and smarter, but there are additional areas where we can achieve savings,” said Sen. Ayotte. “Senator Warner and I have identified additional reports that can be eliminated or modified in an effort to streamline government, and we’ll continue ou… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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