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Chairman Kaine: "Final March for Reform" Begins Today

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine today echoed the President’s call for Congress to take swift action to finish the job and deliver hard-working Americans the health insurance reforms they so desperately need.

Released on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 03:03 PM

KAINE CONGRATULATES THE SENATE ON PASSING A BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE JOBS

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement in response to the Senate’s vote today in favor of a new bill to create jobs and bolster economic progress.

Released on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 02:29 PM

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Praises New CBO Report Confirming The Recovery Act Created Up To 2.1 Million Jobs In The Final Quarter Of 2009

The report issued today from the nonpartisan CBO could not be clearer in its conclusions. In the fourth quarter of 2009 alone, the President’s Recovery Act was directly responsible for creating up to 2.1 million jobs, holding the unemployment rate to 2.1 percent lower than it would have been otherwise and growing the economy by 3.5 percent

Released on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 02:32 PM

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Statement on Election of Roslyn M. Brock as the new Chairwoman of the N.A.A.C.P.

Washington – Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement regarding the election of Roslyn Brock as the new chairwoman of the N.A.A.C.P.

Released on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 02:37 PM

DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE PRAISES PRESIDENT'S HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSAL

“The health reform package offered by the President today responds to the needs of the American people by protecting those who have health insurance, providing a path to affordable insurance for those who don’t have it or are faced with losing it, and puts meaningful controls on health care costs.

Released on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 02:35 PM

Cheney: A Lesson in Hypocrisy - Valentines Day Edition

This morning, Dick Cheney once again exhibited breathtaking hypocrisy and convoluted logic to justify attacking the Obama Administration on foreign policy. Cheney repeated his debunked claim that the Obama Administration does not recognize that the United States is "at war" with Al Qaeda, when the President has repeatedly declared we are. The former Vice President also used bizarre logic to assert that the Bush Administration mirandizing Richard Reid was different than Abdulmutallab because Reid later plead guilty - a ludicrous differentiation as it happened well after the fact. Cheney also claimed that waterboarding should have been left open as an option to use on Abdulmutallab, despite the fact that he is giving up information without the United States resorting to torture. But Cheney conceded that he was just as isolated in his opinions regarding torture when the Bush Administration debated it. Just as he was wrong and out of touch then, he remains so now.

Released on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 11:09 PM

CAUGHT RED-HANDED: MSNBC Host Savannah Guthrie Demolishes Sen. Kit Bond For His Double-Speak On National Security

The last 24 hours of cable television has - to say the least - not been kind to Republican leaders who continue to hypocritically attack the White House's handling of the suspected Detroit bomber. Last night during an interview on the Daily Show, Newt Gingrich attacked the Obama administration over the decision to mirandize the Detroit bomber. When host Jon Stewart pointed out that the same decision had been made under President Bush to mirandize shoe bomber Richard Reid, Gingrich responded that Reid was "an American citizen." The only problem? Richard Reid is actually a British citizen.

Released on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM

DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE CALLS OUT REPUBLICANS FOR SHAKING DOWN WALL STREET IN EXCHANGE FOR POLITICAL FAVORS

Following news reports this morning that Republicans are seeking to raise money from Wall Street and the banking lobby using the pitch that they will stymie financial regulatory reform and protect banks from the type of oversight that could prevent another financial collapse, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement:

Released on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 11:49 AM

DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE PRAISES THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW $30 BILLION SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement on today's announcement by President Obama of a $30 Billion Small Business Lending Fund:

Released on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 05:17 PM

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls President Obama's State of the Union Address "A Home Run for the Middle Class"

onight America was looking to President Obama to lay out a vision to restore the middle class, get the economy back on track, create jobs and to change the hyper-partisan way Washington works and in every respect, he hit the ball out of the park."

Released on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 11:34 AM