Honorable Tim Kaine
United States Senator, Virginia, Democrat
Sen. Kaine is the junior senator from Virginia and was first elected to the Senate in 2013. He served as the Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. He serves on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Armed Services; Foreign Relations; and Budget Committees. The following is an excerpt of his remarks on the Senate floor on Dec. 10, 2025. I rise today with colleagues to talk about the vote we will cast on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. We missed an opportunity in June. In June, the reconciliation bill that was passed by the Senate contained…