Tim Kaine comments on deployment of special forces to Syria
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement today.
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Robert Hurt: America must lead on the world stage
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Over a year ago, President Obama promised the American people that we would not put boots on the ground to fight the Islamic State – explicitly stating that he would not send our brave men and women into combat in Iraq.
Tim Kaine statement on bipartisan budget deal
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the announcement of a bipartisan budget agreement.
UVA Darden alum named CNN hero for efforts to help fellow veterans
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Sean Gobin, a 2014 graduate of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, knows the unique stress of war. Gobin – now nominated as a 2015 CNN “Hero” for his work with veterans – enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1994.
Warner, Kaine praise nominations for U.S. Attorneys
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) offered comment on today’s White House nominations of Dana J. Boente to serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and John P. Fishwick Jr. to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
Alon Ben-Meir: The absence of real commitment to peace
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Regardless of what Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas stated in their speeches at the United Nations General Assembly, neither is genuinely committed to negotiating a peace agreement based on a two-state solution.
Randy Forbes: Generational decisions
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Generational decisions work both ways: a poor decision can impact the trajectory of the nation just as much, if not more, than a positive decision.
Tim Kaine statement on Senate budget vote
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on his vote for a clean spending bill to fund the government through December 11 and avert a government shutdown. The continuing resolution passed the Senate 78-20:
Government spies see opportunity in terrorist attack
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As if they weren’t Machiavellian enough, spy agencies are evidently waiting for the next terrorist attack to change public opinion on the need for encryption backdoors, reports The Washington Post.
Robert Hurt: Strong American foreign policy needed in a dangerous world
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Strong American leadership on the world stage is vital to preserve our freedoms and the American way of life. Yet our current foreign policy is falling short in meeting the challenges we face.
