VT Press Release

NEWS: More Than 13,000 Vermonters Join Telephone Town Meeting on Flood Disaster Response with Sanders, Welch, Balint, Scott, and Agency Leaders

WASHINGTON, July 28 – On Wednesday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders hosted a statewide telephone town meeting on Vermont’s flooding disaster with Sen. Peter Welch, Representative Becca Balint, and Governor Phil…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Welch, Balint, and Scott to Hold Statewide Telephone Town Meeting on Vermont’s Flooding Disaster

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Peter Welch, Rep. Becca Balint, and Gov. Phil Scott will hold a statewide telephone town meeting on Vermont’s flooding disaster this…

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In Letter to Secretary Buttigieg, Vermont Congressional Delegation Urges U.S. Department of Transportation to Activate Emergency Funds for Vermont Flood Recovery Efforts

BURLINGTON, VT — Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this past Friday, calling…

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Vermont Delegation Urges USDA Secretary to Approve Vermont Disaster Designation, Streamline Flood Recovery Funds for Vermont Farmers

BURLINGTON, VT — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint sent a letter today, urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve Governor…

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Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, State and Local Officials and Trail Communities will Celebrate the Newly Completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail on July 15

All are invited to join in the Governor’s end-to-end bike ride and community events along the 93-mile trail. Sanders secured the initial federal funding to establish the LVRT in 2005.…

Continue ReadingGovernor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, State and Local Officials and Trail Communities will Celebrate the Newly Completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail on July 15