WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * On Second Anniversary of Hamas' Attack on Israel, Welch Files Resolution Condemning Antisemitic Hatred * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the second anniversary of Hamas' terror attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed a Senate Resolution condemning antisemitic hatred. In his resolution, Senator Welch condemned Hamas for its violent terrorist attacks on Israel and denounced antisemitic attacks  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Announces Departure of State Director, David Scherr * BURLINGTON, VT - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced that David Scherr, State Director, will be departing the office and taking on a new role in Vermont. David has served as State Director, leading the Vermont offices, since day one of Rep. Balint's tenure in Congress. Jessica Nordhaus, Director of Community Outreach, will serve  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Anniversary of October 7th Attack * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement in on the second anniversary of the October 7th Attack on Israel: "Today is the second anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians. I mourn all the lives lost that day and for all those killed and wounded, both Israe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Sanders Releases Report on Big Tech Oligarchs' War Against Workers, Warns AI Could Eliminate Nearly 100 Million U.S. Jobs Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a sweeping report warning that artificial   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Sanders Releases Report on Big Tech Oligarchs' War Against Workers, Warns AI Could Eliminate Nearly 100 Million U.S. Jobs Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a sweeping report warning that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million American job  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Sanders Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7 Terrorist Attack Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel: Today, we remember that two years ago, Hamas, a terrorist organization, stormed into Israel, murdering some 1,200 innocent men, women and children, taking hund  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Sanders to Trump Administration: Do Not Make the Largest Social Security Cut in History Following public reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to deny Social Security benefits to hundreds of thousands of older Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, wrote to Soc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to Fox News on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * AI must benefit everyone, not just a handful of billionaires Everybody agrees that artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are going to have a transformative impact on our country and the world. There are strong disagreements, however, as to what those impacts will be -- who will benefit from them and who will be hurt. One thing is for sure. This is an enormously importa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, posted the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled "I'm Terrified I'll Die: Americans Speak Out About Republican Health Care Cuts," detailing the devastating human impact of the Republican budget and its massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The report, which co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * "I'm Terrified I'll Die" -- Americans Speak Out on Devastating Republican Health Care Cuts * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled "I'm Terrified I'll Die: Americans Speak Out About Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Answers from Attorney General Bondi About Trump Administration's Request for Sensitive Vermont Voter Data * WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, demanded answers from Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi about the validity of a Justice Department (DOJ) re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Grills Attorney General on Dismissal of Trump Border Czar Investigation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, grilled Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi for her evasive answers and lack of transparency in response to questions about bribery allegations concerning   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Hosts Event on Government Shutdown and the Fight to Protect Vermonters' Access to Health Care * BURLINGTON, VT - Today at Handy's Lunch in Burlington, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a press event with Vermonters who rely on the Affordable Care Act 's premium tax credits to access health coverage. Government funding lapsed last Tuesday, and Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Agreement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released a statement following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war: "I am deeply relieved that a peace agreement has been reached to stop the bombing and end the immense loss of innocent life that has plagued Israel and Gaza since October 7,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Second Anniversary of Hamas' Attack on Israel * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the second anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel: "We will never forget the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Almost 1,200 people, including 43 Americans, lost their lives that day and 250 people were taken hostage. It was the mos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on the NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate's passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) : "The use of our brave troops by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth for political theater--militarizing American cities against the wishes of citizens and governors, declaring wars without congressional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Urges Republicans to Work with Democrats to Protect Health Care Access * Vermont Congressional Delegation hosted a virtual conversation about the shutdown with Vermonters WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.  more