Gabe Cavallaro

gcavallaro@newsleader.com

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., will visit both Waynesboro and Staunton this Friday, March 31, his office announced Wednesday afternoon.

He's making the trip to discuss the impacts President Donald Trump's proposed budget would have on the Valley, according to the press release.

In Waynesboro, that conversation will focus on the threat it poses for seniors in the Valley, like the cuts the Meals on Wheels program faces in the proposed budget. He'll join with the Valley Program for Aging Services, which administers Meals on Wheels for the area, to meet with service providers and older Virginians for a "roundtable conversation" at 1 p.m. at 325 Pine Ave. in Waynesboro.

Then at 2:45 p.m. at 1249 Richmond Ave. in Staunton, Kaine will shift the conversation to the role of federal and state funds in supporting local infrastructure, economic development and jobs, as the proposed Trump budget calls for eliminating Community Development Block Grants, which is a program that gives state and local governments flexibility in determining what the funding priorities are for neighborhood revitalization and economic development. Staunton Mayor Carolyn Dull will join Kaine for that discussion, as she also briefs him on Staunton Crossing.

Goodlatte coming to Staunton next Thursday