WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday issued the following statement after he introduced major legislation to overhaul the primary health care system in America: "As every American knows, our country faces a major crisis in primary care and a massive shortage of doctors, nurses, mental health professionals  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Applications open today for state energy departments to access $150 million in workforce development grants through a key home energy savings program championed by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) established under the HOPE for HOMES Act, which passed as part of the historic Inflation Reduction Act last year. Sen. Welch released a statement celebrating the program's launch: "I've always said the H  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced the committee on Thursday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. ET will be marking up the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPARA). PAHPARA marks the fourth reauthorization of the Pandemic   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and letters on July 19, 2023: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard Durbin (I-Ill.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Robe  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * "As we continue to face significant and damaging flooding, I want to thank the emergency responders and hardworking state employees across Vermont who are working tirelessly to keep our communities safe. "My focus right now is ensuring Vermonters stay safe and know that my office is here to support with any resources people may need. This is a difficult time for our state with so many people, especially  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after the committee favorably reported out the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act: "Over 1 million Americans died from COVID. In fact, we lost more Americans as a result of COVID than we did in World War II. In my view, vi  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen--members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--today issued the following joint statement with Vermont's U.S. Senator Peter Welch: "Let us start by being clear: We warmly welcomed the visit of President Herzog to the United States and support what he said in his Joint Session to Congress today. It is what he  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after the committee favorably reported out the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act: "Over 1 million Americans died from COVID. In fact, we lost more Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday issued the following statement after he introduced major legislation to overhaul the primary health care system in America: "As every American knows, our country faces a major crisis in primary ca  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Following catastrophic flooding that damaged water systems throughout Vermont, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) convened a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee today to discuss the growing challenges our rural water systems as climate change progresses. Joined by witnesses Jennifer Day, Director of Development at RCAP Solutions, Joseph Duncan, Pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) today introduced the Food for Thought Act, legislation to create a grant program within the Department of Education to help community colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs) provide free meals to low-income students through on-campus meal programs. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Adam Schiff   more

HARDWICK, Vermont, July 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Governor Phil Scott, and Congresswoman Becca Balint to survey damage to infrastructure in Hardwick, Vermont, following historic storms and flooding across the state last week. The group assessed damage to the Hardwick Rail Trail Bridge and visited the site of the Inn by the River, a local hotel that was comp  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced the Improving Access to Nutrition Act, legislation that would help more Americans access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as 3SquaresVT in Vermont. Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the bill in the House of Representatives. "So many Vermonters have to choose  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and a letter: Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint sent a letter today, urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve Governor Phil Scott's request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for the State of Vermont following catastrophic flooding to farms and rural farming communities. "It is imperative that the Federal govern  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release and a letter on July 15, 2023: Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint sent a letter today, urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve Governor Phil Scott's request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for the State of Vermont following catastrophic flooding to farms and rural farming communities. "It is imperative that the Federal g  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) addressed the importance of United States Supreme Court ethics reform today in a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. The Committee advanced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023, with unanimous Democratic support. The legislation requires the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct, establish a mechanism to investigate breaches of tha  more