BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday welcomed more than 130 students from across all 14 Vermont counties to his first-ever annual "Youth Chess Day." Held at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, this inaugural event featured a learn-to-play session for students interested in trying out the game for the first time, as well as a recreational tournament for more experienced players. Sanders stat  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Rep. Becca Balint announces new position as Vice Ranking Member of the Government Operations and Federal Workforce Subcommittee on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. "Joining Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume as Vice Ranking Member of this subcommittee allows me to prioritize high-quality, adequately funded mail service through the United States Postal Service because Americans deser  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Tuesday that Lamoille Health Partners will receive $495,000 to create a statewide primary care residency training program. The funding - awarded through the Health Resources Services Administration's (HRSA) "Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program" - will help Lamoille Health Partners, in consortium with other federally qualifi  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke with more than 1,150 students on Wednesday and Thursday in Milton, Fairfax, Montpelier, and Barre about the mental health crisis facing young people. At each school, Sanders also held roundtable discussions with teachers, guidance counselors and staff about the state of education in Vermont, challenges the school community has experienced as result of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) announced the introduction of the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023, legislation to limit abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including the use of a technique called 'spread pricing,' where PBMs charge Medicaid more than they pay pharmacies for a particular drug. In so doing, PBMs increase their profits, whil  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Braun (R-IN) to reintroduce the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation to allow the use of '529' education savings accounts for skills training, credentialing, and certification programs. Current law only permits workers and families to use '529' accounts to pay for college, university, and  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) met with representatives from groups supporting asylum seekers across Vermont. The meeting, which included representatives from the Community Asylum Seekers Project of Vermont, the Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network, and Vermont Immigrant Assistance at Vermont Law and Graduate School, focused on the challenges asylum seekers face upon a  more