Kaine to hold socially distant events
This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine will hold socially distant events with community members in Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Floyd to hear more about the region’s needs and gather feedback to bring back to the Senate as he works this month on the Build Back Better bill to deliver relief for Virginia families as they grapple with COVID-19. As a member of the Senate Budget Committee, Kaine has played a pivotal role in crafting this bill. The Senate recently passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget resolution to start the process of working on the Build Back Better bill, and Kaine will work with his colleagues over the next month to further shape the legislation before final passage. Kaine will work to ensure the bill lowers costs, cuts taxes for middle class and low-income families, and helps Virginians overcome challenges due to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, Kaine will hold a roundtable with local leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg to discuss federal support for youth development and alleviating child poverty. He will hear more about the Lynchburg’s Kids First Collaborative, a local partnership to promote positive outcomes for students. As a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Kaine has pushed to include support for working families in the Build Back Better bill and will solicit feedback from the Boys & Girls Club on their needs. Kaine also worked to include the expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the American Rescue Plan, which has resulted in monthly checks for millions of American families to help them pay for necessities like food and housing. He is working to extend these payments as part of the Build Back Better bill, which would continue the largest tax cut ever for families with children. It is estimated that the expansion of the CTC will benefit 1.6 million children across Virginia, including 249,000 children who are currently in poverty, and will lift 85,000 Virginia children out of poverty.
In the afternoon, Kaine will hold a roundtable with the Roanoke Regional Partnership and area leaders to gather feedback and discuss ways to strengthen the region’s outdoor economy and support jobs. The Roanoke Region has actively developed an outdoor economy for over a decade, to grow employment, attract talent, and support business investment. Kaine supported efforts in the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to address the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and put Virginians back to work in good-paying jobs as the economy begins to recover from the pandemic.
On Thursday, Kaine will tour the Floyd Innovation Center and learn more about their work to support entrepreneurs and growth-oriented businesses including in specialty foods and other products. He will also gather feedback on how he can help support small businesses at the federal level as he works on the Build Back Better bill. Kaine aims to include expanded access to capital and markets for small businesses in the bill.
Next, Kaine will visit the construction site for new townhomes in Floyd. This project is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which provides grants to states and localities to increase homeownership and affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans and is led by Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley and the Floyd Initiative for Safe Housing (FISH). Kaine is working to include historic investments in affordable housing in the Build Back better bill. In March, Kaine secured key provisions in the American Rescue Plan to help Virginians get back on their feet, including federal support to help Virginians stay in their homes during the pandemic.
Finally, later that morning, Kaine will visit five businesses in Floyd to hear more about the challenges child care centers and small businesses in the area are facing amid the pandemic. He will hear more about how these businesses utilized federal assistance from the COVID relief packages to support Virginia’s kids and small business community throughout the pandemic.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Kaine to Hold Roundtable Discussion with Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg
10:15 AM
1101 Madison Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Kaine to Hold Roundtable Discussion with Roanoke Regional Partnership
3:00 PM
Carvin’s Cove
Large Shelter
9644 Reservoir Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Kaine to Tour Floyd Innovation Center
9:00 AM
158 Pioneer Way
Floyd, VA 24091
Kaine to Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony with Floyd Initiative for Safe Housing & New River Valley Habitat for Humanity
10:00 AM
169 Newtown Road NE
Floyd, VA 24091
Kaine to Visit Small Businesses in Floyd
11:00 AM
Red Rooster Coffee Child Care
823 E. Main Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Troika Crafts
206 S. Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Floyd County Store
206 S. Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Milestones Child Care
430 S. Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Dogtown Roadhouse
302 S. Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091