Tim Kaine in 2024 VA Senate race
On Welfare & Poverty:
$93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families
Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $93,123,844 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover utility bills, and help weatherize homes to lower their energy bills as
winter approaches. The funding is awarded through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) [via] the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."With winter just around the corner, it is crucial that every
Virginian is able to stay safe from the cold," said the senators. "Today's funding will help ensure that families and individuals throughout the Commonwealth have the support they need to pay their bills and lower their energy costs." The funding will
be allocated to the Commonwealth and distributed on a need basis. Sens. Warner and Kaine have been strong advocates for lowering energy costs and have consistently advocated for funding for LIHEAP.
Source: 2024 Virginia Senate press release (2023: "Home Energy")
Oct 24, 2023
On Drugs:
Rated A+ by NORML: deschedule marijuana & let states decide
NORML Politician Info: rated A+- Candidate: Tim Kaine (D-VA): Holds office: US Senate; Candidate for Senate on Nov. 5, 2024
- Summary: LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE/MEDICAL USE
- Biography:
Kaine has supported the federal legalization of marijuana [and] the right of cannabis companies to access banking institutions.
- Position on Marijuana Legalization: Kaine co-introduced a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal
level, leaving the decision about legalization in states' hands. The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act, effectively decriminalizing it at the federal level.
The legislation allows states to continue to decide how they will treat marijuana possession. The legislation, however, does not change federal authorities' ability to prevent trafficking from states where marijuana is legal to states where is not.
Source: NORML "Smoke the Vote" on 2024 Virginia Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
On Foreign Policy:
Defense support for Israel, humanitarian support for Gaza
The humanitarian needs of Gazans are massive. Israel should defend itself against Hamas, but most Gazans are not Hamas. In fact, they've suffered under Hamas. There's 2.2 million people that need humanitarian aid. If a U.N. agency cannot be a trusted
deliverer, the good news is, there are other NGOs who are, and USAID and others work with NGOs in Gaza to deliver aid. And that's why, in the package we're negotiating, it's defense support for Israel, but also robust humanitarian support for Gaza.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2024 Virginia Senate race
Jan 28, 2024
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