WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation, S. 54, that would create an additional federal district judgeship in Idaho. Idaho is one of only three states (along with North Dakota and Vermont) with only two authorized judgeships. In contrast, the Central District of California and the Southern District of New York each have 28 authorized judgeships. If passed, the legislation woul  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2025, to Fox News: * * * H1-B Visas Hurt One Type of Worker and Exploit Another. This Mess Must Be Fixed We are living in a moment with unprecedented income and wealth inequality. At a time when the richest people in our country have never had it so good, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and inflation-adjusted income for the average American worker has been stagnant for 50 years. W  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to the Manchester Journal: * * * We need major reforms in the H-1B program There has been a lot of discussion lately about the H-1B guest worker program. Elon Musk and a number of other billionaire tech company owners have argued that this federal program is vital to our economy because of the scarcity of highly skilled American engineers and other tech workers. I disagree. The main function of the H-1B visa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2025: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on joining the Senate Finance Committee for the 119th Congress: I'm excited to become a member of the Senate Finance Committee. While it will be extremely difficult to pass any meaningful pro-working class legislation under the Republican-controlled Congress, I will be able to play a more hands-on role in a number of imp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Investment is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law READSBORO, VT - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement of a $25.8 million investment to help replace the Readsboro Bridge over the Deerfield River. The federal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch led bipartisan letter to Biden Admin on Importance of Expanding Access to Contingency Management Services Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) announcement of an increase in funding for Contingency Management (CM) services, one of the only evidence-based treatments available to treat stimulant use disorder. The new policy will increase fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in urging the Department of State to provide additional data on the total death and destruction in Gaza. In their letter, the Senators requested more information on the numbers of Palestinian causalities in Gaza and the number of aid and health workers, and journalists killed, in addition to est  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on four years since the January 6 th, 2021 insurrection on the Capitol: "Four years ago, a violent mob desecrated our Capitol and tried to upend our democracy. I was in the House chamber on that very dark day, when people lost their lives over false allegations about the 2020 election--claims that Donald Trump perpetua  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the deadly January 6th insurrection: "Four years ago, a violent mob desecrated our Capitol to overturn a free and fair election and upend our democracy. I was in the House chamber on that very dark day, when law enforcement and others lost their lives and were injured over false allegations about the 2020 election-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted to advance debate on the Laken Riley Act and released the following statement: "It is our fundamental job to debate policy and when necessary, amend it--which is why I voted to advance debate on the Laken Riley Act today. In partnership with many of my Democratic colleagues, I will advocate for changes through an amendment process." *** Original t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding, championed by Welch, passed as part of December's disaster aid package WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed the announcement that Vermont will be allocated $67.84 million in flexible funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding is allocated through HUD's Community Dev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding, championed by Welch, passed as part of December's disaster aid package Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed the announcement that Vermont will be allocated $67.84 million in flexible funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding is allocated through HUD's Community Development Block Grant Disast  more