WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Julia M. Lipez, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Karla M. Campbell, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Mary Kay Lanthier, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Vermont; and Cathe  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: On World Refugee Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (D-TX-35), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) and 68 members of Congress in sending a bicameral letter urging the Biden Administration to consider refugee status  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) is joined by Reps. Bush (MO-01), Escobar (TX-16), Scanlon (PA-05) and Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to announce the introduction of the Stop Comstock Act in response to clear Republican intent to misuse the antiquated and unconstitutional statute, the Comstock Act, to prohibit the mailing of medication abortion and other materials used in abortion procedures. The bill would r  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSfact) -- Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-New York, issued the following one pager on June 21, 2024, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont: * * * Ending Corporate Greed Act Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) The American people are sick and tired of the unacceptable corporate greed that is taking place in virtually every sector of our society. In America today, corporations continue to make massive profits by driving up prices on gasoline, groceries, cell ph  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), announced today that Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen has reconsidered his position and has agreed to testify voluntarily on a solo panel before the Committee. The hearing will focus on the outrageously high prices that Novo Nordisk charges Americans for their blockbuster drugs, O  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing titled, "The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public School Teachers: Low, Pay, Teacher Shortages, and Underfunded Public Schools." Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE (https://x.com/SenSande  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's claims that the United States should be supplying Israel with additional weapons and ammunitions in its war against Gaza: Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu put out a video attacking the United States for not sending him bombs fast enough. No doubt, we will  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the ongoing state-backed settler violence, deepening occupation, and violations of U.S. and international law taking place in the West Bank: While the world is understandably focused on the destruction unfolding in Gaza, we should not lose sight of what is happening in the West Bank - actions which are in vio  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Amid record-breaking corporate profits and unprecedented corporate greed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced he will soon introduce legislation that would impose a 95 percent windfall tax on the excessive profits of large corporations that are using inflation as an excuse to charge the American people outrageous prices on the products   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement applauding President Biden's new Executive Action providing much-needed relief to certain DACA recipients and undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens, including hundreds of individuals in Vermont: "For years, outdated barriers in our immigration system have deprived undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens of crucial protections from  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and a group of bipartisan colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act to allow people with disabilities and their families a permanent way to save and invest through tax-free savings accounts while protecting eligibility to federal programs like Medicaid and Supplement  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week introduced the bicameral Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0 Act and the bipartisan, bicameral Burn Pit Elimination Act, bills that would improve, expand, and enhance protections for veterans under the PACT Act in addition to eliminating burn pits to prevent future toxic exposure cases. Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Highlights progress made and new challenges since 2022 Task Force meeting on climate-risk disclosures Last week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, participated in a discussion held by the Senate Climate Change Task Force Chair Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) with climate finance experts on the importance of the recently finalized Securities and Exchange Commission (  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, took to the Senate Floor Monday evening to call for more supplemental disaster funding for Vermont communities impacted by flooding in July 2023, and urged his colleagues to take the economic threat of climate change seriously. A shocking new report released by the Joint Economic Committee la  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BRATTLEBORO, VT - Friday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, toured the Estey Organ Complex to discuss an ongoing multi-phase revitalization project to renovate the historic building and create affordable housing. Sen. Welch nominated the project for federal funding through the FY25 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) proc  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last week joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and member of the Free Belarus Caucus; and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and Co-Founder of the Free Belarus Caucus; to meet with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.) led 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging DOE to take steps to bolster and diversify the nation's domestic supply of electric vehicle batteries--including by promoting the emerging electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling industry. "As you know, EV sales set a record in 2023, s  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Senate Judiciary Committee today considered the nomination of Mary Kay Lanthier, of Orwell, Vermont, to be the next District Court judge for the District of Vermont. Lanthier was recently nominated by President Joe Biden at the joint recommendation of Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). Sanders joined the hearing today to introduce Lanthier and welcome her family to the United States  more