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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday April 07, 2024 ( 5 items )  

New Hampshire and Vermont Congressional Delegations Urge USDA to Address Staffing Shortages in Rural Development Office as States Continue Flood Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (  more

Sen. Welch Leads Vermont, New Hampshire Congressional Delegations in Urging USDA to Address Staffing Shortages in Rural Development Office as States Continue Flood Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging the U.S. Departm  more

Senate Health Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, President Joe Biden Hold Event at White House to Discuss Lowering Health Care Costs in America
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today joined President Joe Biden at the White House for an event on their work to lower health care costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and the full event can be watched live her  more

Senator Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden Hold Event at the White House to Discuss Lowering Health Care Costs in America
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following remarks on April 3, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today joined President Joe Biden at the White House for an event on their work to lower health care costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and the full event can be watched live here: (https://www.c-span.org/video/?534638-1/preside  more

Vermont Congressional Delegation Statement on the U.S. Postal Service Signing a New Lease to Restore Montpelier Post Office
BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following joint statement on April 1, 2024, with Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint: * * * Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today issued the following joint statement: "After eight long months, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has finally signed a lease on a new home for Montpelier's post office after the devastating floods displaced their d  more