WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: During Mental Health Awareness Month, Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the Protecting Young Minds Online Act, legislation to require the Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate a strategy to address the effects of new technologies, like social media, on children's mental health. "We are in the midst of a crisis of loneliness in this countr  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Ahead of a major Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing that will bring together CEOs of major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the committee, today released a digital short featuring Americans who rely on insulin. "I use about seven vials every three months and the price of that is $2,267.99," Laura Marsto  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following opening remarks on May 10, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled "The Need to Make Insulin Affordable for All Americans," which heard testimony from the CEOs of major insulin manufacturers Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi, and top executives from the major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) of CV  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation welcomed a $998,056 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines Development Award headed to the Northern Forest Center. The program was authorized through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act and this funding will support forest product innovation and forest ecosystem management, which will combat the effects of climate change whi  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) calls out GOP Budget Committee witness for blaming federal programs that support LGBTQ people and kids for the deficit spending. Rep. Balint called their remarks "morally bankrupt and deeply un-American." Rep. Balint is a member of the Budget Committee and Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus. Read transcript from today's hearing below: "I just want to mention something t  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Rep. Balint introduced the Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act. The bill would expand access to the US Department of Agriculture emergency funding to combat the threat of non-native species to our forests. "I, like so many Vermonters, am concerned about the future of our natural resources and ecosystems. To protect our forests and the health of native species, it's clear we need to take fe  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that Vermont will receive more than $3 million from the National Housing Trust Fund. Sanders first introduced legislation to create the National Housing Trust Fund in 2001, based on the success of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund. Sanders succeeded in establishing the program nationwide in 2008. This year's more than $3 million awar  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), along with 15 colleagues in the Senate and 68 in the House of Representatives, today introduced legislation that provides a permanent solution to end child hunger in schools by offering free breakfast, lunch, dinne  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), along with 15 colleagues in the Senate and 68 in the House of Representatives, today introduced legislation that provides a permanent solution to  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Today Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Opportunities in Organic Act, legislation designed to help farmers and other agricultural producers transition to organic practices and build successful and sustainable businesses. Organic agriculture enriches rural economies, protects biodiversity and soil health, and supports public health, but farmers face steep barriers to entry, including hig  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) toured organic farms at Burlington's Intervale Center today, in celebration of the Opportunities in Organic Act, legislation introduced by the Senator this week to advance organic agriculture in Vermont and in communities across the country. "The Intervale embodies the best of Vermont: taking care of one another and the land, sharing skills and knowledge, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of a major Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing that will bring together CEOs of major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the committee, today released a digital short featuring Americans who rely on insulin. "I use about seven vials every three mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) today introduced the Heat pump Energy Assistance and Training (HEAT) Act, legislation to support the use of industrial heat pumps in rural areas. Industrial heat pumps can help farmers, ranchers, and other rural businesses save money on energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they are not widely used in the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, on May 9, 2023: This week, Vermont's Congressional Delegation announced that the University of Vermont (UVM) would receive a $20 million award through the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. The award will support continued data science research through the Harnessing the  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on May 9, 2023: * * * This week, Vermont's Congressional Delegation announced that the University of Vermont (UVM) would receive a $20 million award through the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. The award will support continued data science research through the Harnessing the Data Revolution for Vermont: The Science of Online Corpora, Knowl  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Senator Peter Welch's (D-VT) Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act advanced out of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today with bipartisan support, a significant step forward in enacting this important bill to expand our understanding of xylazine, a sedative also known as Tranq, and other novel synthetic drugs now present in  more