WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered the annual reading of President George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address (https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Washingtons_Farewell_Address.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email). Washington's letter to "Friends and Citizens" formally marked his retirement and cleared the way for the peaceful transfer of power to the next President-one of the most important moments in American history. In the letter, Washington also called for national unity, warned against the rise of political factions, and called for the American people and their elected leaders to focus on civic virtue for the good of the na...