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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 10/11/2025

My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:

"I have long said that to earn my vote, we need to be on a path toward fixing Republicans’ health care mess and to protect the federal workforce.

This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don’t, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will.

This legislation will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay, as required by a law I got passed in 2019. That’s a critical step that will help federal employees and all Americans who rely on government services. I’ll keep working towards a long-term government spending plan that includes critical priorities to support Virginians and funding for Virginia community projects."

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SWResists @socialworkresists.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Respectfully disagree with this entire premise

cactoidjim.bsky.social @cactoidjim.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

And I disrespectfully disagree with it!!