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Tim Kaine: “I have communities in Virginia who had had economic…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Tim Kaine Defends Democrats' Continuing Resolution After Both Funding Proposals Fail In The Senate

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… for example, in recent years got clawed back from Virginia, and 500 workers and contractors lost their jobs as we were trying to deal with measles and other health epidemics. I have communities in Virginia who had had economic development projects announced, and they were counting on them for their future. And often the announcements were attended with great fanfare by our governor, Governor Youngkin, who was a Republican, who believed these economic deals were good things and they were reliant upon funding from the inflation Reduction act or from the chips manufacturing bill. (10:46–10:54)

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Asserts that Virginia communities were relying on economic development projects for their future.

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