senator tim kaine? we're going to refresh senator tim kaine's audio here.referring to some of the reaction we've heard from republicans including this tweet. hopefully he can hear this. this comes from marco rubio. isn't government power to persecute political opponents and something we have seen many times from third world marxist dictatorships but never before in america. senator cain, if you can hear me, what do you think of what senator rubio said there? >> we are refreshing him. we're going to get him right back. yeah, we're seeing this kind of thing from a number of republicans. he's running for reelection. >> mark a rubio. is >> certainly, but we're seeing in concert all of these republicans who are backing donald trump up. very much, even without having a lot of information to know exactly what is going on. and also knowing merrick garland's pretty deliberate style. and the fact that christopher wray was appointed by donald trump there is only one fluid race right now and that is coming from trump world. donald trump more or less announced that this

with us now to talk about this and some other topics is virginia senator tim kaine.r being here. >> you bet, lindsey. glad to be with you. >> what would this bill mean for your constituents in virginia and for the american people? >> well, its going to do great work for virginians and others because it will bring down prescription drug costs. it will extend premium support for people who buy health care on the exchanges. the announcement came out two days ago that the uninsured rate in the united states is at the lowest it has ever been because of this premium support we put into the american rescue pan and it will continue that. it will also dramatically accelerate our path to a cleaner energy economy. in virginia what that means is offshore wind where we are positioned to be a national leader. there's also one other important provision, a health care provision that matters in virginia which is fully funding the black lung benefits program that protects the health care of our miners and miner retirees. this permanently funds the program so that our miners and their

joining us now is democratic senator tim kaine of virginia.or being with us this morning. your reaction to the news overnight "the washington post" says that the fbi was seeking classified documents relating to nuclear weapons that we don't know if they got any. we don't know why they thought that. but how serious would the existence of such documents be? >> john, it couldn't be more serious, as you say. we don't know what they got. but it's pretty clear that they had information likely from some source that documents at mar-a-lago dealt with the most sensitive national security matters that the u.s. must guard very, very jealously. i'm on the armed services committee and the foreign relations committee and there's nothing more classified than materials related to the u.s. nuclear program. >> you are on the armed services committee. you can explain to our audience, this doesn't necessarily mean it has to be nuclear codes, but any information -- >> no. >> about nuclear weapons american or otherwise. >> right, exactly. we have intelligence about

take a listen to whet senator tim kaine had to say about the dangers of such sensitive information getting out into the public. >> it's pretty clear that they had information likely from some source the documents at mar-a-lago dealt with. the most sensitive national security matters that the u.s. must guard jealously. i'm on the armed services committee -- there is nothing more classified than the nuclear program. this can be very damaging in the wrong hands. somebody could try to make money by selling this kind of information. >> look, donald trump for his part claims he declassified all these documents, but even if that is true, do you agree with senator cain about the national security threat these document could potentially pose, and might some of them be beyond something that could be declassified in a sense? >> well, let's spend a second on donald trump's defenses. in the last 72 hours the defense has been i didn't do it. barack obama also did it. and the latest defenses, oh well i just magically declassified these things. again, it's the typical donald trump playbook, where he sendi

we'll ask senator tim kaine where things stand. >>> following speaker pelosi's high-level visit to taiwancises off the

you have senator tim kaine that would codify under roe.richard blumenthal. we caught up with him. he said he won't support that bill. listen. >>> i think giving that power to politicians in robes is as bad as giving to it state legislatures because they've indicated they will cut back and eliminate those rights. >> are you at all concerned that the work that you and your colleagues and the president are doing is moot as long as there is a supreme court and legislatures that want to do away with it? >> democrats have been fighting since before the decision by the supreme court to protect a woman's right to an abortion. if that's their choice, and the rights abortion, it shouldn't be a state by state right. it should be codified into federal law. we tried that. republicans blocked it. we tried the make it clear that women have the right to make it across state lines to get the care they need. republicans have blocked that. we've tried to codify the right to contraception. republicans have blocked that. republicans have continued to obstruct

senator tim kaine, we have a lot of issues to talk to you about today but let's start with your reactiont to be with you guys. very good news and it sends a lesson, this is a guy who has been living a shuttle life in safe houses for 20 years avoiding the u.s. but he couldn't. we are very patient and if you plot an attack against us there is no place in the world you can wait us out. great intelligence. obviously some important tips led us to al-zawahiri but then even after we had the information, the care that was used in planning the operation to minimize casualties in the middle of a crowded kabul was most impressive . is a member of the armed services and foreign relations committee with a lot of virginia scar tissue because of the attack of 9/11 on the pentagon and others who died over 20 years serving in iraq and afghanistan, it was very good news to hear this. >> a lot of virginians are also veterans in urgent need of healthcare. we were just curious what the republicans in the senate have been doing over the past couple weeks, bizarrely enough taking a pro-beijing anti-veteran pos

senator tim kaine, who voted for the mimic, said while family considerations are important in assignmentdecisions, ultimately military officials make the assignment based on what is best. the bottom line is allowing state law to become a factor is a dangerous and unworkable proposition. for our hearing today, i would like to understand how the department of defense will implement the policy memoranda from secretary austen on ensuring access to essential women's health care services for service members, dependents, beneficiaries and civilian employees. thank you and i yield back. >> i want to stay for the record this is not a hearing on whether service members should be able to choose where to serve, it is a hearing on making sure they can serve where they ordered to serve and make sure they can receive reproductive health care. i want at that several service members approached my office about wanting to share their stories and several have submitted statements and i now ask unanimous consent to add those statements to the hearing. without objection, so ordered. i ask unanimous consent th

senator tim kaine who voted for the amendment said while family considerations are important in assignment decisions ultimately military considerations are important in assignment decisions. the bottom line is allowing is a dangerous and unworkable proposition. an apolitical military is it hallmark of our american democracy. i would like to understand how the department of evidence will implement the policy memorandum on ensuring access to essential women's health care services, thank you and i yield back. >> i.t. whi -- i thank the gentleman for his statements. . at this hearing and determine what we should do to make sure that members can server their order to serve and receive reproductive health care. before we proceed with questions i want to add that several servicemembers approach to my office and i wanted to share their stories, some have submitted statements. i consent to add those statements to the hearing. without objection, so ordered. i ask consent that members from the full committee or other committees i am a major and intelligence officer in the united states air force, i h

senator tim kaine, democrat from virginia, who voted for the amendment said while family considerations are important in assignment decisions quote, ultimately military personnel officials make the decision best for the defense mission. that is as it should be. i agree with senator sullivan and i agree with senator kaine. the bottom line is allowing state law to become a factor when making personal assignments is a dangerous and unworkable proposition. an apolitical professional military is in the hallmark of our american democracy. for a hearing today i would like to understand how the department of defense would intimate the june 28, 2022 policy memoranda from secretary austin on ensuring access to essential women's healthcare services for service members detained its beneficiaries and department of defense civilian employees. thank you, and i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman for his comments. i want to stay for the record this is not hearing on whether or not servicemen we should be able to choose where they serve. it's a hearing to determine what we should do to make sure they s