WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025 Montana, at 5.3 percent, was among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2025, while Pennsylvania, at 2.1 percent, was among the lowest. California had the most hires (588,000) and Vermont had the least (11,000). * * * Chart: State hires rates, April 2025, seasonally adjusted * *  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Vaccine Committee Firings at CDC * WASHINGTON, June 16 - After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an unprecedented decision that will make it harder for Americans to   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Introduces No War Against Iran Act * WASHINGTON, June 16 - Following Israel's military strikes against Iran, which threaten to further destabilize the Middle East and draw the United States into yet another military conflict, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the No War Against Iran Act to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Iran a  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement: "Netanyahu Was Wrong in 2002. He Is Wrong Now." * BURLINGTON, Vt., June 19 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: In 2002, in testimony to Congress urging the United States to go to war in Iraq, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated: "There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking... nuclear weapons.... If you take out Saddam's r  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement: "The U.S. Must Not Be Dragged into Netanyahu's War Against Iran" * WASHINGTON, June 16 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement amid Israel's illegal, unilateral attacks on Iran: Netanyahu started this war with a surprise unilateral attack against Iran, which has already killed hundreds of people and wounded many more. This attack was specific  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint on Supreme Court Anti-Trans Ruling * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Becca Balint released the below statement following the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Skrmetti. Three transgender adolescents, their families, and a medical provider challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under 18. The Court's decision allows the Tennessee l  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Vaccine Committee Firings at CDC WASHINGTON, June 16 - After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) i  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) has expressed its concerns regarding the proposed changes to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) as outlined in a letter addressed to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Submitted electronically, the letter emphasizes the impacts of rising labor costs and inflation on hospitals' financial stability. In her letter, Kelly Champney, vice president of revenue strategy   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Democratic Colleagues in Urging Rubio to Preserve the State Department's Human Rights Bureau * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Jeanee Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eight Democratic colleagues in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the staff and programs administered by the Bureau of Democracy, H  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Durbin, 39 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently limited a nationwide injunction to only Texas, giving the Administration the greenlight to resume processing initial DACA applications for all other states WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary C  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Legislation to Lower Cost of Critical Care for Opioid-Use Disorder * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency (MORE) Savings Act, legislation to make it easier for individuals struggling with an opioid-use disorder (OUD) to access evidence-based treatment. The Senators' legislati  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Sanders as Cosponsor of No War Against Iran Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Israel's military strikes against Iran, which threaten to further destabilize the Middle East and draw the United States into yet another military conflict, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in introducing the No War Against Iran Act to prohibit the use of federal funds  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Reaction to Tax Bill Text, Unveiled by Senate Finance Committee * Bill will hurt Vermonters and tank the economy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to the recently unveiled text of the Republicans' reconciliation bill: "Republicans' tax bill poses a very real threat to the American people and the American economy. This bill makes painf  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares Video Urging Congress to Oppose U.S. Involvement in Netanyahu's War with Iran: "I do not want the United States to get involved in another Mideast war." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today shared a video voicing his concerns about potential involvement by the United States in the Israel-Iran conflict, urging Senators of both parties to strongly oppose allowing Net  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams Senate Judiciary Republicans for Sham Hearing on Biden When Congress has Failed to Debate Urgent Policy Issues * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a sham hearing on former President Biden, rather than debating policy and working to   more