WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Providers to Highlight Threat to Seniors from Medicaid Cuts in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' * WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), will hold a press conference with nursing home leaders and providers from across the country to raise the al  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Push for Vote on Bipartisan CANADA Act Ahead of August 1 Tariff Deadline * CANADA Act would exempt U.S.-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of the August 1 s t tariff deadline, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will push for a vote on his bipartisan Creating Access to Necessary American-Can  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch, Patient Advocacy Groups to Discuss New Legislation to Repeal Trump 'Sick Tax' * New bill would also repeal Big Pharma handouts in 'One Big Beautiful Bill' WASHINGTON, D.C. - TOMORROW -- Tuesday, July 29 at 3:30 PM ET --U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will join patient advocates and Protect Our Care to discuss the Repealing the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice requesting public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. The purpose of this public comment period is to gather feedback   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Majority of Democratic Caucus Supporting Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel * WASHINGTON, July 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after forcing a vote on the floor of the United States Senate to block the sale of arms to Israel: By a vote of 27-17, the members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted to stop sending arms shipments to  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders to Force Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel Amid Starvation in Gaza * WASHINGTON, July 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his intention to immediately force votes to block offensive arms sales to Israel in light of the daily civilian massacres and unfolding famine created by the Netanyahu government's policies. Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on: S.J.Res.34 - To prohibit   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Launch Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Dangerous and Unprecedented Vaccine Committee Firings * WASHINGTON, July 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside seven Democratic members of the committee, launched an investigation into Health and Human Services Secretary  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Antioch University issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * Post-migration Living Distress and Suicidal Behavior in Refugee Populations Resettled in Vermont | Dissertation Watch Antioch University is thrilled to announce the publication of Phoebe K. Lewis's dissertation, Post-migration Living Distress and Suicidal Behavior in Refugee Populations Resettled in Vermont, which explores the intersection of post-migration living distress (PMLD) and suicidali  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Forces Vote to Stop Arms Sales to Israel Amid Starvation in Gaza * WASHINGTON, July 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to force a vote on two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block offensive arms sales to Israel in light of the daily civilian massacres and unfolding famine created by the Netanyahu government's policies. The JRD is the only formal mechan  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Launch Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Dangerous and Unprecedented Vaccine Committee Firings Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside seven Democratic members of the committee, l  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The Shelburne Museum, Vermont, is preparing to repatriate the human remains of at least one individual and 13 associated funerary objects to 13 Indian tribes following the completion of an inventory and determination of cultural affiliation. The ancestor identified during a collections assessment was given to the museum in 1960. While the exact origin is unknown, evidence suggests the remains may have been removed from New York. The associated funerary objects inc  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Voices for Vermont's Children submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service expressing concerns about a proposed plan to establish a National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database. The group argues that the proposal violates the purpose of SNAP, is redundant and lacks sufficient information for public review. According to the Vermont organization, the agriculture department has not clearly outli  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls for Vote on Bipartisan CANADA Act Ahead of Trump's August 1 Tariff Deadline * CANADA Act would exempt U.S.-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week pushed for a vote on his bipartisan Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislati  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Newly Renovated Boys and Girls Club Pool * Welch Helped Deliver Funding for the Project Through Congressional Appropriations BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today visited the Boys and Girls Club in Burlington to celebrate the completion of their newly renovated pool. The pool will help nearly 100 summer campers get daily swim lessons and is expe  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Cosponsors Sanders' Resolutions to Block Certain Offensive Weapons Sales to Israel * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has cosponsored U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sales of certain offensive weapons to Israel. The JRDs would prohibit the U.S.-financed sale of $675 million for bombs and guidance kits, plus 20,000 fully  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Action and Accountability for Mass Starvation in Gaza: "It's a war crime to starve a population to get what you want from your enemy." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night spoke on the Senate floor about the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and the need for the United States to take immediate action. He condemned Hamas, pushed for a ceasefire, and de  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Grills Trump Admin on How So-Called 'Reorganization Plan' of USDA Hurts Vermont * WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, grilled U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on the Trump Administration's reorga  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Helps Reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation that would updat  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Patient Advocates to Tout New Bill to Repeal Republicans' 'Sick Tax' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Steven Hadfield, a patient advocate, and Vaishu Jawahar of Protect Our Care to discuss his new Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act, legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Republicans' reconcilia  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Repeal Trump 'Sick Tax' and Big Pharma Handouts in 'One Big Beautiful Bill' * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act, legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on August 1 Tariffs: "President Trump is raising taxes on families, businesses, and farmers." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump's new tariffs, which will raise tariff rates for nearly every country, inflict higher costs on consumers and businesses, and plunge the economy into chaos: "A tariff is a tax, and President  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Rallies with Families of Fired Federal Employees, Vows to Fight Back Against Trump's Illegal Rampage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined children and families of fired federal employees on Capitol Hill to demand that the Administration immediately rehire federal workers illegally terminated from their jobs. Senator Welch spoke with around 70 former federal worke  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Seeks Information from Prime Vendor Apexus on 340B Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today demanded answers from Apexus LLC regarding concerning financial practices the company has reportedly been engaged in as the 340B program's Prime Vendor. Senator Welch also requested information from the company about the financial structure o  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Baldwin, Risch, Collins, Introduce Bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act to Stop Mislabeling of Dairy Imitation Products * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yo  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Van Hollen, Castro, Jacobs Demand U.S. Security Companies Answer for Deadly Actions in Gaza * Bicameral lawmakers warn Safe Reach Solutions (SRS) and UG Solutions (UG) that they have put American veterans at risk of criminal and civil liability for de facto "military operations" in Gaza WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined U.S. Repre  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Van Hollen, Lead 19 Senators in Call for Answers on Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Press Administration to Cease Funding GHF * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 19 of their Senate Colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). In their letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Senato  more