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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday April 05, 2020 ( 10 items )  

House Sends Massive Coronavirus Relief Package to the President's Desk
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $2 trillion economic stimulus bill on Friday to help individuals, families, small businesses and hospitals mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The bill was passed by voice vote, which allowed most Members to stay at home and reduce the health risk to themselves and others by avoiding travel and a large gathering in the Capitol. "This bill will quickly p  more

Reactions From Sens. Leahy, Lee on the DOJ OIG Interim FISA Report
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: On Tuesday the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released a Management Advisory Memorandum to FBI Director Christopher Wray identifying concerns with the FBI's compliance with the "Woods Procedures" for FISA applications relating to U.S. persons. Woods Procedures are vitally important to the integrity of the entire FISA process, as they are designed to ensure that the government presents a c  more

Sen. Brown, Hassan, Bennet, Booker Lead Letter Calling on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 3: * * * - Letter Follows Senators' Successful Efforts to Urge Administration to Reverse Course, Ensure Social Security Beneficiaries Receive Stimulus Checks Automatically * * * U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a group of 45 colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to issue stimulus checks automatically to recip  more

Sen. Leahy: Meeting the Needs of States
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * - Meeting the Needs of States, Local Governments, and Tribes (Prepared By The Office Of Vice Chairman Leahy (D-Vt.) * * * Division B of H.R. 748, the CARES Act, contains $340 billion in new discretionary funding to address the needs of the American people as we confront the coronavirus pandemic. Below is a summary of programs funded in the bill that will be awarded directly to state and local go  more

Sen. Leahy: Statement On President Trump Signing The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: Addressing a public health and economic crisis unprecedented in our time is only possible when there are no labels at the negotiating table. That is what we accomplished. Republicans and Democrats came together to help the American people. We dealt with reality and not rhetoric. This legislation will provide significant resources to those on the front lines of this crisis, and to people in communities   more

Sen. Sanders Launches Inquiry Into Postal Worker Protections Against Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan detailing troubling news reports of postal employees being urged to continue working while showing symptoms of COVID-19 illness. Postal workers also reported having to work without appropriate personal protective equipment. "It is not an exaggeration to say that our men and women in the Postal Service, who were already performin  more

Sen. Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Lead Lawmakers in Calling for Lifting U.S. Sanctions as Iran Reels From Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) led nearly three dozen lawmakers in urging the Trump Administration to ease sanctions against Iran, as the country suffers from a major humanitarian crisis triggered by COVID-19. The letter comes just two weeks after the Trump Administration levied additional sanctions against Iran in the midst of the pandemic  more

Sen. Sanders, Rep. Khanna Welcome Yemen Ceasefire, Call for U.S. Humanitarian, Not Military, Support
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Responding to news that the warring parties in Yemen agreed to a nationwide ceasefire, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) issued the following joint statement: "As the coronavirus spreads all over the world, Yemenis may be the planet's most vulnerable people in the face of this pandemic. They have suffered five years of horrendous warfare and 80 percent of them now rely on hum  more

Sen. Sanders, Schumer, Wyden Call on Department of Labor to Do 'Everything Possible' to Expedite Unemployment Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), sent a letter urging Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia "to do everything" within the power of the Department of Labor to help states rapidly disburse unemployment benefits to millions of Americans in  more

Sens. Hassan, Brown, Colleagues Call for Social Security Recipients to Get CARES Act Direct Cash Assistance
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' Letter Comes After IRS Releases Guidance that Contradicts Provisions of the CARES Act that Explicitly Give Treasury Authority to Provide Direct Assistance to Social Security Beneficiaries who Do Not File Taxes * * * While the CARES Act that the president signed into law last week ensured that the Treasury Department had the authority to send automatic direct cash assistance to Social  more