WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Bennington Garden Club, Vermont, has expressed its opposition to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, also known as the Public Lands Rule. This public comment letter highlights concerns not only from the Garden Club but also from its national affiliate, the Garden Club of America, which has been advocating for the conservation of the nation's public lands since 1913. The Public Lands Rule, enacted in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Votes No on Government Funding that Fails to Address Health Care Cuts * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement after voting against a continuing resolution that fails to extend Affordable Care Act health care tax credits: "I'm a hell no on any bill that cuts healthcare and skyrockets premiums for millions of American families. Americans are   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders and 'Godfather of AI' to Discuss the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Impact on Humanity Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the "Godfather of AI", Nobel laureate Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, will discuss the transformative effects that artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will have on our country, the world economy and the working class during an event on Tuesday, November 18, at 6 p.m. at G  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * Sanders, 25 Senators Call on Starbucks CEO to Stop Union-Busting and Negotiate a Fair Contract for Workers After 92% of unionized Starbucks workers voted to authorize a nationwide strike this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol demanding that the multibill  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * Sanders, 25 Senators Call on Starbucks CEO to Stop Union-Busting and Negotiate a Fair Contract for Workers After 92% of unionized Starbucks workers voted to authorize a nationwide strike this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Com  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * Vermont Joins S2S and S2S DHR and Implements NRII Solution and the CDLIS Solution for DACH * Vermont becomes the 44th State to join State-to-State Verification Service (S2S), 39th State to join S2S Driver History Record (DHR), 22nd State to join CDLIS Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH), and 42nd State to join Medical Examine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 30 Bipartisan Colleagues in Urging Trump Admin to Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * Federal LIHEAP funding helps 26,000 Vermonters BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and 27 bipartisan Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 41 Senate Colleagues in Urging Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program * Trump Admin is planning to make drastic changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which could force 200,000 people back onto the streets WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined 41 Senate colleagues in urging Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement Following Shocking Human Rights Report on El Salvador's Infamous Prison, CECOT * BURLINGTON, VT Today, leading human rights organizations, from both the United States and El Salvador, released a new report on the shocking conditions in El Salvador's infamous anti-terrorism prison, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT). U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes No on Funding Bill, Condemns Republicans for Refusing to Address Health Care Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement after voting against a continuing resolution that fails to extend urgently-needed health care tax credits: "I cannot vote for a government funding bill that kicks millions of Americans off their health care. The   more