BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and letter: Following a CBS News investigation that uncovered repeated instances of defense contractors overcharging the Department of Defense (DOD) to secure excess profits of 40 to 50 percent, costing the U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sent a   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) convened a virtual roundtable discussion today on how Vermonters would be impacted if the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in its history. Joined by local business leaders and representatives from state and local government, Sen. Welch stressed the unprecedented nature of the current crisis and called for a swift resolution to negotiations between  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Peter Welch (D-VT), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced a $23,270 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program to help in the installation of a roof-top solar array on a historic building in Brattleboro at the corner of High and Green Streets. The solar project will produce 112% of the current electrical usage, saving the  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today addressed the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC) in Stowe, Vermont and called for continued support for clean energy and decarbonization efforts nationwide. His remarks to NECPUC addressed the important work ahead on the 2023 Farm Bill to secure funding for initiatives to lower costs, advance clean energy, and support the implement  more