WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: While 41 Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation to permanently repeal the estate tax - which would provide a $1.8 trillion tax giveaway to billionaires in America and would only provide relief to the top one-tenth of one percent - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today introduced a progressive estate tax bil  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: While 41 Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation to permanently repeal the estate tax - which would provide a $1.8 trillion tax giveaway to billionaires in America and would only provide relief to the top one-tenth of one percent - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor,   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Friday that the committee will hold a hearing entitled "The Need to Make Insulin Affordable for All Americans" on Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The CEOs from the major insulin manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Company, Novo  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following floor floor remarks on April 18, 2013: * * * Rep. Balint delivered remarks on the House floor in opposition to the rule and against HR 734, the "Protection of Women and Girls in Schools Act." Read her remarks below: "I rise in opposition to the rule, and to speak clearly and directly on HR 734, which Republicans are ironically calling the "Protecting Girls in Schools Act." This bill is undeniably an attack on our kids.  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Rep. Becca Balint introduced the Peer Education and Emergency Response (PEER) for Mental Health Act. This legislation would establish a grant program that supports training for teachers, school personnel, parents, caregivers, and students in mental health first aid. Increased isolation following the pandemic, greater academic and social pressures, and social media have all contributed to   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to The Guardian on April 17, 2023: * * * We Must Raise the Minimum Wage to a Living Wage Congress can no longer ignore the needs of the working class of this country. At a time of massive and growing income and wealth inequality and record-breaking corporate profits, we must stand up for working families - many of whom are struggling every day to provide a minimal standard of living for their families. On  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Friday that the committee will hold a hearing entitled "The Need to Make Insulin Affordable for All Americans" on Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The CEOs from the major insulin manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi, and top executives from the major pharmacy bene  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) for a press conference marking the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, legislation that would boost support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the more than 40 million Americans and 70,000 Vermonters who rely on SNAP. The bill, led by Sen  more

PITTSBURG, New Hampshire, April 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, on Friday toured sections of the Northern border and received updates from U.S. Border Patrol leaders on security in the Swanton Sector. The Swanton Sector covers portions of the U.S.-Canada border in New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, and there has been a significant increase in   more

GRAND ISLE, Vermont, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Sarah Warring, National Resources Conservation Services (NRSC) State Conservationist Travis Thomason, and Vermont farmers, conservationists, and community members, to celebrate Earth Day at Savage View Farm in Grand Isle, Vermont. Run by father and son duo Dwight and Ryan Bullis, Savage  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter this week to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small, uplifting the concerns of Vermont-based stakeholders in broadband deployment surrounding the USDA's ReConnect Loan and Grant Program and the Community Connect Grant Program--two initiatives that provide essential support for rural broadban  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), and a bicameral group of colleagues last week to call for an ethics investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas's failure to disclose luxury travel financed by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Addressed to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the letter follows reporting from ProPub  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led a bipartisan group to introduce the Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act today. The bill, co-led by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), provides tools to combat non-native insects and pathogens that threaten forests and woodlands. The bill takes a comprehensive approach to combatting the presence of invasive species by expand  more