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Kaine meets with Pentagon officials to discuss budget issues

Published date: March 4, 2013 | 8:04 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Budget Committees, today met with top officials at the Pentagon, including Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno, to discuss the impact of sequestration in Virginia. The discussions covered the 90,000 civilian employees at the Department of Defense who will be furloughed, reductions to military base operations across the Commonwealth and delays in training and deployments that could decrease readiness. Kaine also spent time talking with civilian employees at the Pentagon about the effects of announced furloughs.

Warner, Kaine sign DOMA amicus brief

Chris Graham

Published date: March 1, 2013 | 6:37 pm

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 4:13 pm

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed the amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court today by 212 members of Congress challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which created a federal definition of marriage for the first time.

Kaine defense tour continues with stop in Staunton

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Published date: February 21, 2013 | 7:38 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, continued his defense tour across Virginia today with stops in Staunton, Stafford and Quantico to discuss the harmful impact budget uncertainty and sequestration are already having on military readiness and the future of our national defense.

Sen. Kaine continues defense tour in Salem, Charlottesville

AFP

Published date: February 20, 2013 | 9:26 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced Secretary of State John Kerry today at his first major foreign policy speech.

Warner highlights report on impact of sequester

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Published date: February 20, 2013 | 9:59 am

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is highlighting a new economic analysis revealing that Virginia would be hurt more than almost any other state from the sweeping automatic federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect in two weeks under the sequester plan.

Ken Plum: Statesmanship prevailed

Ken Plum

Published date: February 16, 2013 | 2:25 pm

Updated: July 14, 2025 | 7:02 pm

During legislative sessions in Virginia there is far too much partisan bickering, currying to special interests and in recent years doing the things that appear on late-night comedy shows. These events tend to overshadow the amount of time that legislators work amicably together, regardless of political party and without personal gain, to solve complex problems to make the Commonwealth a better place to live. The negative forces at work in the legislature help to contrast the significant moments when statesmanship prevails.

Kaine votes to advance Hagel nomination to Defense post

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Published date: February 12, 2013 | 10:48 pm

During a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine announced his strong support of Sen. Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense and voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate for consideration.

Sen. Kaine visits Fort Belvoir to discuss budget cuts, sequester

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Published date: February 11, 2013 | 7:59 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, traveled to Fort Belvoir on Monday to visit the hospital, participate in a roundtable with wounded warriors, and tour the base.

Kaine questions Panetta, Dempsey on sequestration

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Published date: February 7, 2013 | 5:58 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine questioned Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey on Thursday on the devastating effects sequestration is already having in Virginia.

Sen. Kaine discusses defense cuts, sequester in Arlington

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Published date: February 5, 2013 | 10:45 am

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met on Monday with more than two dozen defense contractors in Northern Virginia to discuss the possible impact of sequester cuts on the defense industry and on Northern Virginia’s economy, as well as ongoing uncertainty over the current year’s appropriations.

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Kaine meets with Pentagon officials to discuss budget issues

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Kaine defense tour continues with stop in Staunton

Sen. Kaine continues defense tour in Salem, Charlottesville

Warner highlights report on impact of sequester

Ken Plum: Statesmanship prevailed

Kaine votes to advance Hagel nomination to Defense post

Sen. Kaine visits Fort Belvoir to discuss budget cuts, sequester

Kaine questions Panetta, Dempsey on sequestration

Sen. Kaine discusses defense cuts, sequester in Arlington

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