WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that they are currently accepting congressionally directed spending (CDS) requests (https://www.kaine.senate.gov/congressionally-directed-spending) for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). Since 2021, the senators have secured over $650 million in CDS for projects that upgrade infrastructure, expand affordable housing and health care, boost economic development, and more.

"Over the past several years, we've worked with Virginians to secure significant congressionally directed spending to support local community projects that expand health care access, increase affordable housing, improve infrastructure and ...