WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and three other senators Friday urged the Trump Administration to fully fund pandemic preparedness and response efforts in light of the global Coronavirus outbreak, which has infected tens of thousands of individuals and killed more than 500 worldwide. Also sending the request were U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Leahy is the Vice  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: President Trump's reckless policy of slash-and-burn budgeting has consistently proposed devastating cuts to programs meant to prevent the outbreak and contain the spread of infectious diseases like the Wuhan Coronavirus (2019 Novel Coronavirus). Bipartisan coalitions in Congress have rejected these cuts and increased investments in global and domestic hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Representative Peter Welch introduced bipartisan legislation that will more than double funding for the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP). Since 1991, RTP has provided funding to states to develop and maintain outdoor recreational trails, allowing millions of Americans and their families to enjoy activities such as hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and 4-wheel driving. "Vermont ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation to make energy and natural gas usage data available to consumers. Allowing consumers to access information about how and when they use energy will allow them to make informed decisions to reduce their energy use. "Giving consumers control over their energy data will empower them to lower their energy bills," said Welch. "Once they are able to safely and easi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you, Senator. The question for the House managers from Senator Leahy and Senator Blumenthal: The President's counsel claimed, "If a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment." He adde  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following remarks on Feb. 6 : "Following his acquittal, President Clinton addressed the nation from the Rose Garden and apologized for the "great burden" his actions placed on the country. "In stark contrast, today President Trump held a White House campaign rally and was entirely unrepentant. "Sadly, the only lesson he's learned is how almost the entire Senate Republican Caucus let him get away with misconduct, ev  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 4: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday announced the winners of his tenth annual State of the Union essay contest, which gives Vermont high school students an opportunity to describe which issues they would prioritize if they were president. Over the past 10 years, more than 4,600 students throughout Vermont, representing almost every high school, have written essays about critic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following joint statement: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) issued a statement following an announcement that the Department of Justice brought an indictment against Ara Aprahamian, the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Taro Pharmaceuticals, on charges including conspiring to fix generic drug prices and making false statement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on President Trump impeachment trial: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted to convict President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial. Sanders submitted the following statement for the record explaining his decision: An impeachment trial of a sitting president of the United States is not a matter to be taken lightly. A president should not and must not be impeached because of political disagreements or policy dif  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), together with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), unveiled the first-ever federal bill to phase out fracking nationwide in the United States. The Ban Fracking Act would institute an immediate federal ban on all new federal permits for fracking-related infrastructure and a ban on fracking within 2,500 feet of home  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) honored three New Hampshire air traffic controllers for their heroic actions that saved an F-16 pilot in November 2018. During a visit to the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (TRACON) in Nashua, Shaheen presented Jeff Aulbach, Neil Cospito and Michael Jacobson with a Congressional Record Statement honoring their quick actions that saved the aircraft and life o  more