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Tim Kaine: “My governor elect, who won by 15 points, Abigail Spanberger.”

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

'No path' to health care fix if government is closed: Sen. Kaine on why he voted yes

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:27

It's that I talk to Virginians every day. My state has been uniquely hurt by. Uniquely hurt by this shutdown, uniquely hurt by the mischief in the reconciliation bill. My governor elect, who won by 15 points, Abigail Spanberger. the first thing she said was please find us a path out of the shutdown. She took to her own media last night, giving me thanks for finding the path forward. (04:27–04:32)

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Asserts that Abigail Spanberger won the governor election by 15 points.

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“320,000 federal employees [in Virginia].”
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“3, 400,000 [Virginians] have health insurance on the exchange.”
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“There was no path to any fix on health care with the government closed.”
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“We have full funding for a year for the 45 million Americans, 1 in 8 our most vulnerable people for SNAP.”
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“All furloughed workers and all those who've been riffed recently come back with back pay.”
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“There would be no massive firings, riffs going forward.”
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“I have 320,000 federal employees in Virginia.”
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“The commitments I've told you are now written into statute.”
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“We're going to make sure SNAP beneficiaries get what they desperately need every day.”
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“My state has been uniquely hurt by this shutdown.”
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“Probably north of a million [Virginians are federal employees, contractors, or their families].”
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“800,000 Virginians on SNAP benefits.”
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“We have now protected the SNAP recipients who are most vulnerable.”
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“We've got a path to at least find a fix on the ACA tax credits.”
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“Chuck's our leader and he's going to be our leader.”
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