VT Press Release

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.…

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NEWS: Sanders and EPA Administrator Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Program That Combats Climate Change and Lowers Energy Costs for Working Families

EPA seeking applications for this residential rooftop solar program to bring solar to millions of homes in low-income and disadvantaged communities, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act BURLINGTON, Vt., June…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Sanders, Sen. Welch, and Rep. Balint to Hold Town Meeting on Youth Mental Health Crisis

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, with Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.),…

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