WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: At a time when the United States pays, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), announced today that the committee will, on Tuesday, June 18, vote to subpoena the President of Novo Nordisk Inc., Doug Langa, to provide testimony about why his company charges up to 10 to 15 t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * "Republicans are using every tool at their disposal to regulate our bodies. The latest: a plan to misuse an antiquated bill to restrict abortion access. We can't let them win. I'm writing legislation to stop Republicans from abusing the Comstock Act to dismantle our rights." ### *** Original text here: https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=319  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduce the Juror Non-Discrimination Act, which explicitly clarifies that it is illegal to discriminate in jury service based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. This bill is included in the Equality Act, a landmark package of LGBTQI+ rights bills to guarantee full equality for LGBTQI+ Americans. "Today i  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today, with 31 of his colleagues in the Senate, called on the National Mediation Board (NMB) to urgently resolve unfairly delayed contract negotiations that have left more than 100,000 flight attendants and airline workers stuck in expired contracts without the ability to strike - all while cost-of-living expenses are on the rise and airline carriers rake in rec  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry published a report on its investigation into the war in Israel and Palestine: The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry just published a report following their in-depth investigation of the war in Israel and Palestine. The  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05), along with 16 of their colleagues in the Senate and House, today urged President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to support Brazil's historic G20 initiative to establish a global minimum tax on the world's ultrawealthy. The letter comes ahead of the G20 meetings this July during which Brazil, the current president   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today spoke on the floor of the Senate about the outrageous costs major pharmaceutical companies charge for prescription drugs in the United States, including Novo Nordisk which charges the American people up to  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, this week voted to confirm David Roser and Judy Chang to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for terms ending in 2027 and 2029, respectively. With the Senate's action, FERC will maintain quorum with a full slate of commissioners, and continues to have a Democratic   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Bill would make hydrology research center at UVM premanent Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the bipartisan Water Research Optimization Act of 2024 to solidify existing hydrology work happening through the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), the United States' first-ever center for water forecast operations. CIROH has evolved into   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: VERNON, VT - Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, toured the Miller Farm in Vernon to discuss Senate Democrats' Farm Bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, and Federal support for farmers through programs like the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), which provides dairy farmers and processors grants to develop and market their products. O  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BRATTLEBORO, VT - Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, toured a floodplain restoration project along the Whetstone Brook in Brattleboro, which is funded in-part through the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant program. This project, and a similar project in West Brattleboro,  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to highlight the importance of passing the Right to IVF Act, legislation that would establish a statutory right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) and remove barriers for families seeking to start and grow a family with IVF. Sen. Welch's remarks came ahead of Senate Republicans' refusal to join Democrats in advancing the Right to IVF Act tod  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WEOC featured remarks from stand-up comedian Tina Friml, Rep. Becca Balint, and Sen. Peter Welch, followed by interactive skills-building workshops RANDOLPH, VT - Saturday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted the annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference, which included interactive workshops on growing economic opportunity, cultivating new audiences, and improving skills. The conference opened with  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024, legislation which would reauthorize critical reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008, most recently reauthorized as part of the First Step Act in 2018. The legislation woul  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), shared a new report released this week by JEC's Democratic staff finding that flooding causes as much as $496 billion in losses each year. In July 2023, Vermont experienced several days of nonstop rain, with nearly nine inches of rainfall falling on parts of the state. The torrential rain caused flash flooding, washouts  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Highlights Electric Aviation in the State In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker about how the FAA plans to address the major shortage in air traffic controllers that currently exists across the country, which has led to cancellation of flight paths and contributed to nationwide fligh  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Garland v. Cargill, overturning the federal ban on bump stocks on semiautomatic rifles--devices used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in history. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: "Today, the extremist Supreme Court has again shown how out of touch it is when it comes to public safety and gun laws - it cares m  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Bill would reduce administrative burden for applicants and state agencies This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44) introduced the bicameral SNAP Recertification Reform Act, legislation that would give states and qualifying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants the flexibility to waive the recertification interview, and would direct   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, legislation which would protect rideshare passengers' privacy by requiring transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device positioned to record passengers, and give passengers the opportunity to opt out of those rides. "Millions of  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Wednesday night, Senate Republicans blocked Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats' attempt to pass by unanimous consent the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, legislation that the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced last July. The request, made by Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with members of the Judiciary Committee, including Sen. Peter Welch (D-  more