WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: A new report released today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, shows that many nonprofit hospital systems across the country are failing to provide low-income Americans with the affordable medical care required by their nonprofit status - despite receiving billions in tax benefits and providing exorbitant compensa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47747) on Oct. 6, 2023, entitled "Admission of States to the Union: A Historical Reference Guide." The report was written by research librarians Ben Leubsdorf, Kathleen E. Marchsteiner and Carol Wilson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Constitution allows Congress to admit "New States ... into this Union." By ratifying the Constitution in 1787-1790, the 13 original states - which declared  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation and the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs issued the following written testimony by Stephen Leffler, president and chief operating officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center, involving a joint hearing on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Combating Ransomware Attacks": * * * On October 28, 2020, the UVM Medical Center   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza following Hamas' horrific attack on Saturday: Hamas' terrorist assault on Israel will have horrific short- and long-term consequences. As a result of this attack, thousands of Israelis and Palestinians - including many women and children - have been killed and injured  more

WILLIAMSTOWN, Vermont, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, welcomed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to Williamstown, Vermont, for a discussion on rural broadband buildout, the Central Vermont Supervisory Union's efforts to install Wi-Fi on school buses, and how communities across the country can take inspiration from Vermont in their   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) met this week with Bernardo Arevalo, President-elect of Guatemala. They released the following statement: "This week we welcomed President-elect Arevalo to Capitol Hill to begin a dialogue on his forthcoming agenda, which includes the goals of reducing poverty and hunger, ending corruption, and increasing opportunities for the Guatemalan people. "We made i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today introduced legislation to de-link the development of renewable energy from oil and gas leasing. The Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive (CLEAN) Energy Act and the Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act will help the United States address the climate crisis, protect public lands and coasts, and exp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) investment of more than $7 million in the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, housed within the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. The Innovation Center, which was a priority of former Senator Patrick Leahy established in the 2018 F  more

SWANTON, Vermont, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) visited the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Community Center ahead of Indigenous Peoples' Day. The Maquam Bay of Missisquoi recently received a $500,000 grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission, a Federal-State partnership. The grant funds will be used to renovate the headquarters. "It was a privilege to see the remarkable work being done at the Abenaki Nation   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo this week, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stressed the importance of building on the successes of the CHIPS and Science Act by continuing to incentivize the development and manufacturing of semiconductor technology in Vermont and across the United States. Senator Welch pressed Secretary Raimondo on the progress the Department is making to  more

SWANTON, Vermont, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today visited the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge to discuss federal conservation efforts, the importance of protecting Vermont's environment, and outdoor recreation opportunities for generations to come. His visit came ahead of National Wildlife Refuge Week, which is celebrated October 8-14th, 2023. "We're blessed to live in Vermont and be surrounded by the natural beaut  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) on Friday led 18 of their Senate colleagues, including every Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leaders emphasizing the importance of correcting a shortfall in the Federal Defenders budget. Noting that approximately 90% of federal criminal defenda  more