SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county, in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) stand  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Stronger Federal Staffing Standards at Senior Health Care Facilities * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of 18 attorneys general are calling on the federal government to reinstate critical staffing standards and protections designed to keep senior citizens safe in long-term health care facilities. The coalition  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROLLBACK OF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities and one county on Wednesday in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Balint, Padilla and Watson Coleman Aim to Bolster Mental Health Care Workforce Through New School Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, to introduce the Mental Health Career Promotion Act to bolster the behavioral and mental health  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Welch to Announce Millions in Federal Funding for Vermont * MONTPELIER, VT -On Friday, February 6 th, at 1:30 PM ET, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will hold a press conference in Montpelier to announce millions in federal funding that the Vermont Congressional Delegation secured for 69 Vermont projects addressing critical needs across  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Vermont Delegation Statement on ICE Detention of Vermont Pastor and Nursing Assistant * WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), today released the following statement: "We are horrified to learn of the detention of Vermont pastor and nursing assistant Steven  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Sanders Launches Investigation into Trump's Corporate Welfare for Walmart & Wealthy Corporations Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today announced an investigation into how Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and Dollar Tree st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Vermont Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought and Heat * SBA is committed to supporting disaster survivors in rebuilding their homes and businesses as quickly as possible. If you have applied for a local permit more than 60 days ago, but still haven't received approval, you may qualify for this self-certification   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Celebrates Vermonters Competing on Team USA as the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games Begin * BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrates Vermont's Team USA athletes -Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Mac Forehand, Paula Moltzan, Ben Ogden, and Jack Young -ahead of Friday's opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Cochran-Siegle, Forehand, Moltzan, Ogden, and Young will compete in   more