WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hurricane Season, Welch Leads Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Nominate an Experienced FEMA Administrator * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week led his colleagues in urging President Trump to expeditiously nominate a qualified Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator that will restore confidence in the agency as peak disaster season approac  more

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on June 10, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Vermont - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment fell 0.4 percent in Vermont's only large county, Chittenden, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the rate of employment change in Chittend  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a consent decree with Mud Radio LLC, Omaha, Nebraska, licensee of Station WMUD(FM) in Brandon, Vermont (DA 25-500). This action resolves issues that arose during the review of the station's license renewal application (Application File No. 0000266221), specifically concerning the timely filing of said application. The FCC's investigation focused on Mud Radio, LLC's compliance with section 73.3539 of the Commission's Rules,  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vernon, Bellows Falls, and Wilder Hydroelectric Projects. These projects, operated by Great River Hydro, LLC, are located on the Connecticut River in Windsor, Windham, and Orange counties, Vermont, and Sullivan, Cheshire, and Grafton counties, New Hampshire. The Draft EIS, prepared by FERC's Office of Energy Projects, provides  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Free speech, religious liberty, family advocates support VT families stripped of foster-care licenses ADF attorneys represent two families excluded from foster-care system because of their commonplace beliefs about human sexuality * NEW YORK - Free speech and religious freedom advocates, groups speaking out on th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Netanyahu's Unilateral Attack on Iran * BURLINGTON, Vt. June 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: The world is more dangerous and unstable as a result of the extremist Netanyahu's government ongoing defiance of international law. First, he uses the starvation of children in Gaza as a tool of war, a barbaric violation of the Geneva   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on RFK Jr. Firing Vaccine Experts at CDC * WASHINGTON, June 9 - After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced he would remove every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, La  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Assault on Sen. Alex Padilla by Federal Agents * WASHINGTON, June 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after federal agents assaulted Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) at a press conference in Los Angeles this afternoon: The assault in California by federal agents against my colleague Sen. Alex Padilla was outrageous, and those respons  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump Deploying Troops to California * WASHINGTON, June 9 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after President Trump bypassed California's governor to deploy National Guard troops to California: Let's be clear: Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California is not about the protests there, ICE, or immigration. It is about using ex  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Call for Hearings on Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and Its Impact on Americans' Health * WASHINGTON, June 11 - As President Trump and Senate Republicans rush forward with their budget reconciliation bill - which would throw 16 million people off of their health insurance - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads * WASHINGTON, June 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescription drug advertising on television, radio, print, digital platforms and   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025: * * * Ranking Member Sanders Asks Health Care Providers for Information on Republicans' Budget Bill WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), requested information from health care providers across the country on the  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 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, Defense Secretary Hegseth should be one of the busiest people on the planet, defending our country and leading nearly 3 million courageous Americans in our Armed Forces. It is an awesome responsibility. This week, Pete Hegseth spent his precious time dec  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- 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 RFK Jr. Firing Vaccine Experts at CDC WASHINGTON, June 9 - After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced he would remove every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Call for Hearings on Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and Its Impact on Americans' Health * WASHINGTON, June 11 - As President Trump and Senate Republicans rush forward with their budget reconciliation bill - which would throw 16 million people off of their health insurance - Sen. Bernie Sanders (  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads WASHINGTON, June 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescriptio  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on June 10, 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, last week, President Trump sent to Congress a request to rescind $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 and 2024 funds that a majority of Republicans and Democrats had debated and had voted for. Those appropriations were signed into law by President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Welch's Statement on Forcible Removal of Senator Padilla from Public DHS Event * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a Department of Homeland Security press conference: "What we have just witnessed should shock the conscience of every Member of Congress an  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 12 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Wins Triple Honors and Grand Award at Vermont ACEC Awards * The American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont (ACEC/VT) recently honored VHB with three prestigious Excellence in Engineering Awards, with the Royalton New England Central Railroad (NECR)   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Brings Vermont's Steve Wright of Jay Peak Resort to Forum on the Impact of Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week welcomed Steve Wright, President and General Manager of Jay Peak Resort, to the U.S. Senate for a forum on the impact of tariffs and President Trump's trade war on the business, manufacturing, farming, and to  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Celebrates House Passage of His Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Require Baby Changing Stations on Amtrak Trains * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined U.S Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02) this week in celebrating the House passage of the bipartisan, bicameral Baby Changing on Board Act. This bill would re  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump's Trade War: "Vermonters call it pretty painful as a way to run their business." * WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump Administration's reckless trade policies, which are raising costs for Vermont businesses, manufacturers, farmers, and families. Senator Welch pressed Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Introduces Bicameral Bill to Reinstate and Modernize Bicycle Commuter Tax Benefit, Encourage Biking to Work * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) to introduce the Bicycle Commuter Act of 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 32 Colleagues in Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration Abuse of Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, recently joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 29 of his colleagues in filing an amicus brief in a key case, Oregon v.  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 39 Colleagues in Fighting Trump Administration's Illegal Termination of the Jobs Corp Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 38 of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to immediately reverse its decision to illegally and abruptly terminate Job Corps center operations which have left 25,000 students and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Colleagues for Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Constitutional Order * Welch examines the Trump Administration's ongoing use of immigrants to attack the fundamental rights of all Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week joined U.S. Senate Democ  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Vermont Edition to Discuss Trump's Trade War and Taxes on Hardworking American Families * COLCHESTER, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Vermont Public's Vermont Edition to discuss how harmful cuts in Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Bill' to vital programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will hurt the economy and hardworking Americans acro  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Vermont Edition to Discuss Trump's Trade War and Taxes on Hardworking American Families * COLCHESTER, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday joined Vermont Public's Vermont Edition to discuss how harmful cuts in Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Bill' to vital programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will hurt the economy and hardworking Americans  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Trump's Threat to Phase Out FEMA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the Oval Office Tuesday, President Trump said he plans to start 'phasing out' FEMA after the hurricane season and 'give out less money' to disaster victims. Trump also said he plans to 'give [disaster aid] out directly. It'll be from the president's office.' U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), released the following statement in reaction  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams Trump Administration's Request to Rescind Over $9 Billion in Federally Appropriated Funds * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight took to the Senate floor to slam the Trump Administration's reckless request to rescind $9.4 billion in Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 and 2025 Congressionally-appropriated funds, which provide vital support to Americans through public broadcastin  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Spotlights How Trump Administration's Attacks on Food Aid Programs Exacerbate Global Hunger * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, for a   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Introduce Legislative Package to Improve Medicaid for Kids, Seniors, and Families * As Republican Bill Takes Away Health Care from Millions of Americans, Senate Democrats Offer Common Sense Improvements to Medicaid and Empower Federal Watchdogs to Fight Real Fraud WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Hawley Lead Bipartisan Bill to Raise the Federal Minimum Raise * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee,today joined Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in introducing the Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in   more