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Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate.:

Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..."

By Sean Gorman • October 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate:

Donald Trump would "engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security."

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
stated on August 13, 2016 in a speech:

"Even Richard Nixon released his tax returns to the public when he was running for president ..."

By Sean Gorman • August 22, 2016
Tim Kaine
stated on July 11, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC:

Says "Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization" of the Veterans Administration.

By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016
Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.:

Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."

By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016
Tim Kaine
stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.:

"It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."

By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2015
Tim Kaine
stated on September 24, 2012 in a news release.:

"The tax burden on Virginia families was lower under Tim Kaine than under George Allen."

By Nancy Madsen • October 15, 2012
Tim Kaine
stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":

When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010