WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Sanders and Former Chair Murray's Report Finds the End of Critical Relief Funds Will Force Many Child Care Providers to Raise Tuition for Working Families, Reduce Wages for Workers, Serve Fewer Children, or Close their Programs for Good * * * Ahead of a hearing tomorrow in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023 : * * * Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Bipartisan Budget Agreement "My bottom line will always be: how can I deliver the best results for Vermonters and the American people. After taking the time to ask the hard questions, I decided to vote "Yes" on this agreement to avoid default and the job loss and economic distress that comes with it. "I could not in good conscience vote no and risk over 25  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement on the debt ceiling agreement. Let's be clear. The original debt ceiling legislation that Republicans passed in the House would have, over a 10-year period, made savage cuts to programs that working families, the children, the sick, the elderly, and the poor desperately need. The best thing to be said about the current  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy issued the following testimony by Roger Nishi, vice president of industry relations at Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Rural Broadband: Connecting our Communities to the Digital Economy": * * * Thank you for holding this hearing and inviting me to testify about broadband programs overseen by the United States Department of Agr  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Wednesday, May 31 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, "Solving the Child Care Crisis: Meeting the Needs of Working Families and Child Care Workers." Today, the care workforce at large represents millions of workers across the coun  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated's (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power Link, a transmission line that would expand New England's access to clean energy and ease winter grid reliability iss  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) spoke during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "From Farm to Table: Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done." Senator Welch spoke about the important role migrant farm workers play in supporting Vermont's farms, businesses, and local communities. The Senator spoke about the need for Congress to reform the H-2A visa program to better serve the needs of Vermon  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * Tonight, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) released the statement below following passage of bipartisan legislation to raise the debt ceiling and avert a U.S. default. "America has always paid its bills--in full and on time--and we must continue to do so. "Default would be catastrophic to Vermont families, communities, to our country, and America's standing in the world. "Tonight, after careful  more