WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, 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 in Concord, New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Technical Institute for an event on their work to lower prescription drug costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and the full event can be watched live here (https://outr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), and nine other Members of Congress today wrote to the Biden Administration demanding the United States open an independent investigation into an Israeli attack on a group of journalists, including American journalist and Vermonter Dylan Collins. "It has now been more than one year since Mr. Collins was injur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today joined President Joe Biden in Concord, New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Technical Institute for an event on their work to lower prescription drug costs for the American people. Sanders' remarks, as prep  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: In a letter, Dodge, Jeep, and more, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and 18 of their colleagues urged Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to honor the collective bar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: ISLE LA MOTTE, VT Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday joined the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) at the home of Sidney and Eleanor Martinez, of Isle La Motte, as their home was weatherized with the help of CVOEO's weatherization program. The weatherization program is supported by the American Rescue Plan Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, most recently, the Inflation Reducti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: H-2B visas help employers fill temporary, seasonal positions in Vermont BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in asking the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. H-2B visas help  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: RUTLAND, VT Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined students and educators at Stafford Technical Center, Rutland Mayor Mike Doenges, GE Aerospace and GE Aerospace Foundation in Rutland to celebrate Vermont's strong Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs--and celebrate GE Aerospace Foundation's announcement of a new $200,000 grant to Stafford to support its workforce training programs. This funding,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Medical Innovation Act applies to pharmaceutical companies who are found guilty or are accused of breaking the law and settle with the federal government. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) in introducing the Medical Innovation Act of 2024, which would require large pharmaceutical companies that are accused of breaking t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: MONTPELIER, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, traveled to Vermont's Capital City yesterday to deliver remarks at the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) Annual Dinner and Meeting to recognize the hard work of Central Vermont businesses in overcoming Vermont's recent floods, and thank local businesses for thei  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: KILLINGTON, VT Yesterday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to Killington to deliver remarks at the third annual Recovery Partners of Vermont Conference. Senator Welch discussed his ongoing work to support Vermonters in, and working toward, recovery, and emphasized the importance of community partnerships in reducing overdose deaths. "We are in the midst of a brutal crisis, and the folks working with our  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: During 'Bat Week,' U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.) in celebrating the Senate's passage of their bipartisan, bicameral resolution supporting the federal designation of 'Bat Week' for the week of October 24 to October 31, 2024. The resolution emphasizes the importance of conserving bat s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Elon Musk, through his political action committee America PAC, has violated federal campaign finance law by providing cash rewards to individuals in seven swing states if they sign a p  more