WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on July 12, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and his intention to block arms sales to Israel: While much of the media is focused on the drama of the U.S. presidential election, we must not lose sight of what is happening in Gaza, where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis continues to get even worse. Nine months   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: On the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to call for increased supplemental disaster funding for Vermont communities impacted by catastrophic flooding. Sen. Welch highlighted legislation to help communities impacted by natural disasters, including his recently introduced Rural Recovery Act, which provides communities with funding for emergency rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Yesterday, Rep. Balint was joined by Reps. Jayapal and Tonko to introduce the Small Dollar Donor Protection Act (SDDPA). Online small dollar donations are increasingly prevalent in campaigns. In the first quarter of 2024, more than 1.2 million individuals made 5 million donations to House and Senate campaigns and about two-thirds of those donations were less than $20. This bill aims to ensure small do  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Hearing held on the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods On Wednesday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing entitled, "The State of Rural Infrastructure: Emergency Response, Recovery, and Resilience." The hearing fell on the one-year anniversary of the July 2023 Vermont floods, and on a day when areas across Vermont received mor  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Recent investigation shows students from African countries were denied at significantly higher rates Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) led seven Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the State Department to update its student visa adjudication guidance to ensure that all qualified students have an equal opportunity to continue their academic journey in the United States. T  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to overnight floods that caused damage to homes, businesses, and farms across Vermont:  "It is beyond heartbreaking to see more devastating floods in the same communities exactly one year later--yet, this is our new reality. So many homeowners, farms, businesses, and communities are still working to recover from last July's flood, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT -- One year ago this week, extreme rain caused catastrophic flooding across Vermont. Some areas of the state received more than two months-worth of rain--over nine inches of rainfall--in a matter of two days. Homes, businesses, and farms were damaged; many were destroyed. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the anniversary of the first day of the July 2023 flooding:   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BARRE, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today toured flood damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, which impacted communities across central and northern Vermont and required more than 100 rescues and evacuations. Senator Welch toured flood damage in Moretown, Plainfield, and Barre. He also visited Vermont's State Emergency Operations Center to thank emergency management responders for their work  more