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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday December 24, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Following Calls from NH Delegation, Pay Boosted for Granite Staters Working at the VA, White Mountain National Forest, and Other Federal Offices in NH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following a push from the New Hampshire and Vermont Congressional Delegations, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in New Hampshire and Vermont, who support Granite Staters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center, White Mountain National Forest, and the Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. It applies t  more

Sanders Celebrates New Jersey Nurses and Their Historic Victory to Improve Safety for Patients and Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after 1,700 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey secured a historic union contract - after 5 months on the picket line - that will improve dangerous and inadequate nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. "Let me, once again  more

Sanders, Braun, Murray, Welch, King, and Hassan Send Bipartisan Letter to Yellen and McDonough on VA Travel Reimbursements for Medical Care
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Chair and current member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), alongside their colleagues Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), on Wednesday sent a letter to Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonoug  more

Senate Health Committee Chair Sanders Celebrates New Jersey Nurses, Their Historic Victory to Improve Safety for Patients, Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after 1,700 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey secured a historic union contract - after 5 months on the picket line - that will improve dangerous a  more