WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSres)-- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * The Community Housing Act Housing is at the center of every challenge we face. People cannot access vital programs, thrive in their community, care for themselves and their family, or hold down a steady job without a roof over their head. The Community Housing Act (CHA) addresses the housing crisis by: Increase the supply of affordable housing. * The CHA invests over $500 billion in federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced her first major piece of legislation of her first term: the Community Housing Act (CHA). This ambitious plan invests over $500 billion in federal programs that fund the construction of affordable and deeply affordable housing. The CHA embraces perpetually affordable housing through a community land trust which means a nonprofit organization of resi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: As discussions on a new proposed front-of-package label rule that would better inform consumers about the health impacts of their food are underway at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. urging the FDA to require corporations in the food and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, education leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, along with 106 of their colleagues, today wrote to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education to call on the department to urgently address the operational issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that impacts mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: As discussions on a new proposed front-of-package label rule that would better inform consumers about the health impacts of their food are underway at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, education leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, along with 106 of their colleagues, today wrote to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education to call on the department to urgently address the operational issues with the new   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed an amendment that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to advance Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza. Senator Welch released the following statement after filing the amendment:  "In the early stages of this conflict, thousands of bombs were dropped on Gaza. This bombing campaign created a staggering humanitarian catastrophe. Under international humanitarian law, I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Feb 15, 2024 ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Farah Ahmad, Vermont State Director for USDA Rural Development Sarah Waring, and state and local housing experts for a roundtable discussion on current efforts to addres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined a push by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) toamend the National Security Act of 2024 and require the State Department to review the use of U.S. weapons over the past year in conflicts around the world, including by Israel in Gaza, and to ensure that any use of U.S. weapons is in accordance with U.S. policy and international law. The amendment was introduced with Sens.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Ahead of the Super Bowl--which marks the largest day of consumption of avocados in America--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai requesting more information about the Administration's efforts to address illegal deforestation and unsu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Feb 15, 2024 ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Fairbanks Museum Science Annex with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Farah Ahmad and local leaders. The project was funded in part by $2.5 million in Congressionally Direc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: After voting against the National Security Supplemental Package this morning, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to explain why he could not support sending billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund Prime Minister Netanyahu's military campaign in Gaza, which has killed thousands of civilians and created a massive humanitarian crisis. Senator Welch said that while he strongly supports certain  more