WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was awarded the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation's World Trade Award, which is given every year to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in advancing access to the global economy.

"Americans and American businesses are working harder than ever, while President Trump's broad-based tariff regime is raising costs and causing uncertainty that makes it nearly impossible for many companies to grow," said Kaine. "I've worked in the Senate to pass bipartisan legislation four times to repeal tariffs on goods from Canada, Brazil, and countries around the world-and welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that found t...