WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Markey, Rep. Pressley Welcome Rumeysa Ozturk Back to Massachusetts Upon Ozturk's Release from ICE Detention Senator Markey and Representative Pressley with Rumeysa Ozturk Boston (May 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today joined Rumeysa Ozturk and members of her legal team at a press conference after Ms. Ozturk arrived ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Sound the Alarm on Vermont's Health Care Crisis WASHINGTON, May 16 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced he will hold a press conference Monday with health care, business and community leaders to discuss the crisis in Vermont's health care system and call for immediate action. As independent health care providers, nonprofit insurers, federally qualified health ce  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Vermont's U.S. Senator Peter Welch, and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined forces with U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) to introduce the End Price   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Releases Report Documenting Trump's War on Science WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering the far-reaching scope of Trump's attacks on science and their impact on public health. "Since January, Trump has launched an unprecedented, illegal and outrage  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs WASHINGTON, May 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order from this morning, which claims it will slash drug costs by tying the prices of some medicine in the U.S. t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, Scott, DeLauro Decry Trump Administration's Illegal Firings, Cuts at AmeriCorps WASHINGTON, May 15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Trump's 'Disastrous' Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate opposing Trump's "big, beautiful" budget reconciliation bill which will cut Medicaid, nutrition, education, and other programs for working families. Sanders remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE : The   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I am a history teacher so I know that we have to do everything we can to document what is happening right now because we are at a very dangerous moment, and it requires courage from every single one of us. Here is the truth of it: This national nightmare  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I was a history teacher, and I know that we have to be documenting this moment. When we look back, I don't want anyone to say that we didn't know what was happening. Trump adviser Stephen Miller and perhaps the most joyless man in America recently said t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winner Randolph, VT - On Friday, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This year, 100 high school students from 12 counties and 28 schools across Vermont sent in artwork for submission to the annual competition. This year's art show marks the 44th anniversary of the competition that Verm  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Joins Democrats in Taking Down Cruel Republican Budget Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Budget Democrats successfully blocked the Republican Budget that would have slashed Medicaid, food assistance and other critical programs that Americans rely on. The Republican plan cuts over $880 billion in cuts that would decimate Medicaid, risking the health care coverage  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * NEWS: Sanders Releases Report Documenting Trump's War on Science Trump Cuts Cancer Research by 31 Percent WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering the far-reaching scope of  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs WASHINGTON, May 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order from this morning, which cla  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, Scott, DeLauro Decry Trump Administration's Illegal Firings, Cuts at AmeriCorps WASHINGTON, May 15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, the American people, whether they are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, understand that we have a corrupt campaign finance system which allows billionaires and their lobbyists to play an extraordinarily powerful role in electing candidates a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, President Trump has been in office for 113 days. On nearly every one of those days, he has announced another very dangerous attack on the Constitution and on our system of justice. The recent shocking news that the administration plans to deport migr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Lujan, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls Out Trump for His Anti-Migrant Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week called out President Trump for his anti-migrant agenda, saying the Administration has knowingly and flagrantly trampled on the rights of people who are in this country legally. "Laws matter. Due process matters. Justice matters. How we treat other human beings says more about us than it say  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Denounces Republicans' Proposed Cuts to Health CareTax Credits Access to health care at risk for Vermonters as Republicans advance legislation that will gut the Affordable Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today urged Congressional Republicans to abandon their disastrous proposed budget plan which would limit Affordable Care Act (ACA) Premium Tax Credits. These credi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Discusses Importance of Conservation to Vermont Farms and Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned witnesses on how staff reductions at USDA, led by Elon Musk's DOGE, are hurting farms and farming communities in Vermont and across the United States. "We are so--in Vermont--appreciative of the work that the U  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Honors Vermont Law Enforcement During National Police Week WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 78 bipartisan senators this week in welcoming the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution designating May 12 through 17 as Nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads 29 Colleagues in Introducing Senate Resolution Decrying Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza Welch delivers remarks on the Senate Floor calling for an immediate end to the blockade of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 29 of his Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use al  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Trump's Drug Pricing Order: "Pass our bipartisan bill so we can lower prescription drug prices for good." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Trump's drug pricing Executive Order: "President Trump and I agree--prescription drugs are too expensive in America, and we're getting ripped off. There is no reason pharmaceutical companies  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Skewers Trump's Trade Policy in Senate Finance Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today skewered the Trump Administration's misguided trade policy, which has slowed economic growth, interrupted supply chains, and threatened access to markets for Vermont businesses, farms, and manufacturers. "We're getting hammered. Dairy is our big product, but we have a lot o  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Takes on PBMs During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) pressed Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) on how their anti-competitive practices have raised costs for Vermont patients by undermining competition in the prescription drug supply chain. Senator Welch also discussed how PBMs' lack of transparenc  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Durbin Lead Senate Judiciary Democrats in Calling for Hearing on Trump's Violation of the Right to Due Process WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to convene a hearing on the Trump Administration's violations of the r  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Jayapal to Host Viewing of No Other Land at the U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) will host a panel discussion and special Capitol Hill viewing of the Academy Award winning documentary film, " No Other Land " for Members of Congress, congressional staff, civil society leaders, and members of the press. The panel of experts  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Merkley, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) in introducing the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The bicameral bill would lower prescription drug costs fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Moody, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Tax Relief to Victims of Fraud, Scams, Theft, and Disasters WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) this week introduced the Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act, bipartisan legislation to give relief to those who have been victims of fraud, scams, thefts, accide  more