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Tim Kaine

U.S. Senator for Virginia

Party
D
State
Virginia
Age
Serving since
2013

Rhetoric score

Republicans

6.8

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Democrats

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Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

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2026-06-16 · Floor speech · congress.gov

Congressional Record remarks

6.3

…in time. I do believe this war is illegal because it has not been authorized by Congress. I believe the war is unwise because we had a diplomatic deal that was controlling Iran's nuclear program that President Trump tore up. And thus, this is a war that was not necessary if the United States had done what we nor…

The speaker directly criticizes President Trump's specific decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, tying it to concrete…

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2026-04-15 · News quote · wtkr

Amid war powers push, Sen. Kaine worries about burden of U.S. blockade

2.7

We're either going to stop this war or we're going to make plain to everyone who was behind it, who was responsible for it, who refused to stand up to the president,

This fragment criticizes an unnamed group ('who was behind it, who was responsible for it, who refused to stand up to the president') for enabling a war, without naming any specific individual, bill, or vote.

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2025-11-06 · Floor speech · congress.gov

Congressional Record remarks

9.3

Mr. President, I will begin I think a few hours of floor speeches on S.J. Res. 90, and I appreciate the work of Leader Thune and Leader Schumer in scheduling this matter for a vote today at 5 o'clock. I view it as a very important one. The act that I just read, the International Security …

Kaine explicitly credits Republican Leader Thune (opposing party) alongside Democratic Leader Schumer for scheduling a vote, and names bipartisan cosponsors Schiff (D) and Paul (R).

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05100510Peter WelchSusan CollinsAmy KlobucharBill CassidyTim KaineKTRon WydenPatty MurrayJohn KennedyMitch McConnellJeff MerkleyJack ReedJohn FettermanCharles E. SchumerJosh HawleyEdward J. MarkeyRuben GallegoChris Van HollenShelley Moore CapitoBernard SandersBernie MorenoMartin HeinrichElizabeth WarrenTom CottonTammy DuckworthKirsten E. GillibrandJohn CornynJohn BarrassoJohn ThuneSheldon WhitehouseJoni ErnstCindy Hyde-SmithTommy TubervilleJames E. RischAngus S. KingAndy KimRon JohnsonDarline GrahamAdam B. SchiffRaphael G. WarnockJon HustedAshley MoodyChuck GrassleyTim ScottRand PaulAlex PadillaThomas TillisJon OssoffRoger MarshallJacky RosenMark KellyJohn HoevenMike LeeMike CrapoTed BuddDeb FischerMarsha BlackburnTammy BaldwinRichard J. DurbinMike RoundsWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

651

Cosponsored

2,944

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026