WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on private pensions. The report (GAO-20-70) is entitled "IRS and DOL Should Strengthen Oversight of Executive Retirement Plans". The report was sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking member of the Senate Health, Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 5: Rep. Peter Welch voted Wednesday night in support of bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6074) to provide $8.3 billion in emergency funding to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. "The near unanimous vote in the House is a recognition of the magnitude of the challenge we face across the country in containing the spread of coronavirus," said Welch. "This bipartisan bill is a critical step in our e  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following statement on March 5: This week, Congress showed strong, decisive leadership in addressing the novel coronavirus. As Appropriators often do, and as members of Congress proved they are still capable of doing even in the most partisan times, we put our labels aside and came together for the American people. Unfortunately, this is something the President has not done. By actively spreading misinformation o  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on March 5 on the Senate passage of the coronavirus emergency supplemental: This week, Congress showed strong, decisive leadership in addressing the novel coronavirus. As Appropriators often do, and as members of Congress proved they are still capable of doing even in the most partisan times, we put our labels aside and came together for the American people  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 4: Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) WEDNESDAY released the bipartisan, bicameral, coronavirus emergency supplemental Appropriations bill. Leahy was a lead negotiator in the $7.8 billion package to address the expanding public health crisis as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and the g  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 4: Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) WEDNESDAY released the bipartisan, bicameral, coronavirus emergency supplemental Appropriations bill. Leahy was a lead negotiator in the $7.8 billion package to address the expanding public health crisis as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and the globe. The agreement also includes a $500 million au  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Monday that Shelburne Farms will receive $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Community Food Systems to support the Northeast Farm to School Institute. Leahy, long the Senate's leader in advancing the Farm to School movement, included language in the 2019 and 2020 federal budget b  more