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investigation into President Trump’s creation of the nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” In their letter
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NEWS: Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students from Discrimination and Harassment
administration to provide a full accounting of the nearly 12,000 pending cases before the Office for Civil … March 2025, the administration attempted to lay off nearly half of OCR’s workforce — costing taxpayers
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raked in at least $234 billion in profits—nearly $30 million an hour. Immediately following Russia’s invasion
NEWS: Sanders, Takano Introduce Legislation to Expand Overtime Pay to Nearly 30 Million Workers
expand and strengthen overtime protections for nearly 30 million workers. “At a time of massive income and wealth … This is not a radical idea. In 1975, nearly 63% of all full-time salaried workers were guaranteed
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limited forensic technology at the time. Nearly 50 years later, FGG DNA analysis was conducted on the last
NEWS: Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals
including over 14 million children, are food insecure. Nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are 18 or younger … survey, the School Nutrition Association found that nearly 1,400 school districts across the country hold a median
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July 2023. The federal funding will deliver nearly $12 million in long-overdue funding to support permanent repairs
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that expired at the end of 2025. Nationally, nearly 20 million working Americans who rely … premiums double, or even triple. Compared to 2025, nearly 1 million fewer Americans have selected an insurance plan
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Welch to Dhillon: “For nearly 70 years, the Civil Rights Division has enforced federal statutes that protect Americans
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since the 1960s. Meeting this demand will require nearly 5,000 miles of new high-capacity transmission lines
NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump’s Education Layoffs Abandoned Students Facing Violence, Harassment and Discrimination
same budget as the prior year and facing nearly 12,000 pending civil rights cases, Education Secretary Linda … March 2025, the administration attempted to lay off nearly half of OCR’s workforce — costing taxpayers
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their consent in videos and songs created as nearly indistinguishable replicas. The NO FAKES Act would address
Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans
SNAP Benefits for Older Americans Apr 16, 2026 Nearly 38% of Vermont households participating in SNAP have
Welch Votes for Fourth Time to End Trump’s Illegal War in Iran; Speaks on Senate Floor
have been killed in U.S.—Israeli airstrikes. Nearly 40% of the attacks have taken place in the heart
NEWS: Sanders to Force Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel on Wednesday
announced that he will force votes to block nearly half a billion dollars in arms sales to Israel
NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont
than 10 million Americans living in poverty, including nearly 50,000 Vermonters. Specifically, in just one year, Vermont … Community Action in our state. Across the country, nearly 1,000 community action agencies in almost every county
Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont: ‘Literally a Matter of Life and Death’
than ten million Americans living in poverty, including nearly 50,000 Vermonters. In just one year, Vermont … Community Action in our state. Across the country, nearly 1,000 community action agencies in almost every county
NEWS: Sanders, Wyden Demand Senate Hearings to Hold Insurance CEOs Accountable for their Greed amid Growing Health Care Crisis
timely care. At the same time, Americans pay nearly $15,500 per person for health care — far more
Welch, Justice, Schiff, Hyde-Smith Lead Bipartisan Bill to Boost Housing Affordability, Spur Economic and Agricultural Growth Across Rural America
Bill would help 30 million Americans—including nearly 100,000 Vermonters— access rural housing assistance for the first … would modernize housing assistance eligibility requirements and help nearly 30 million homebuyers—including almost 100,000 Vermonters—access
Welch Speaks on Americans’ Dwindling Support for Trump’s Deadly War in Iran: “In a democracy, public backing for a war is not optional.”
Disapproval (JRDs)that would halt the transfer of nearly$660 millionin additional offensive U.S. weaponry—funded by American
Welch, Dexter Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Decommission Offshore Oil and Gas Wells, Platforms, and Pipelines
Mexico these companies are let off the hook nearly every time. There are enough abandoned pipelines
Welch Calls on GAO to Investigate How Trump’s Cuts to Research Funding Endanger America’s Public Health, Leadership in Science and Tech
layoffs on research teams. Columbia University laid off nearly 180 research staff after the Trump Administration cancelled federal … awarded 82% of its funding for extramural research. Nearly 50,000 competitive grants are awarded to more than
Welch, Courtney Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest
affordable by immediately eliminating interest rates for the nearly 43 million Americans with existing federally held student loans … debt. The outstanding federal student loan balance tops nearly $2 trillion, with the average student borrower carrying
Welch Opposes Trump’s $200 Billion Funding Request to Support Reckless War in Iran: “The time to end the war is now...I will oppose sleepwalking into a forever war.”
three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt nearly $660 million in additional U.S.-funded weapons Israel WASHINGTON … Disapproval (JRDs)that would halt the transfer of nearly$660 millionin additional offensive U.S. weaponry—funded by American
NEWS: Sanders Files Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to Block Nearly $660 Million in Bomb Sales to Israel
Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of nearly $658.8 million in offensive U.S. weaponry to Israel amid