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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Celebrates Breaking Ground on New Affordable Housing and Veterans Center with Burlington Mayor, Champlain Housing Trust, Local Leaders

BURLINGTON, Aug. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), and other local housing leaders will come together this Friday, August 16, to celebrate…

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NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Urge Biden to Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration to Help Vermont Recover from Severe Flooding

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) wrote today to President Biden urging him to quickly approve the Major Disaster…

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Welch, Sanders, Schumer, and Gillibrand Introduce Bicameral Bill to Support the Health of the Lake Champlain Basin

Balint introduced companion legislation in the House. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a senior…

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Welch, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Improve International Food Assistance to Global ‘Hunger Hotspots’ Facing Acute Food Insecurity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States’ ability to address…

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