Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Becca Balint joined Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) in leading their colleagues in a bicameral letter demanding the Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rescind his past statements further stigmatizing mental health treatment. His comments include misinformation such as the use of… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) is joined by Reps. Scanlon (PA-05) and Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to introduce the Stop Comstock Act in response to clear Republican intent to misuse the antiquated and unconstitutional statute, the Comstock Act, to prohibit the mailing of medication abortion and other materials used in abortion procedures. The… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement on the Republican continuing resolution, which lacks critical guardrails to protect our institutions against President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government:
“This bill is another gift to Elon Musk and Donald Trump - giving them a pretense to further strip our checks and balances until Trump is truly… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announces she will not attend President Trump’s joint address. She will instead join programming that will provide real time fact-checking, a Democratic pre-buttal and live reactions. She will join Senators Murphy, Schatz, Markey and Alsobrooks along with other elected leaders, political commentators, and Move On, an organization… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement in response to Trump’s escalating trade war with some of our closest allies. The tariff’s going into effect today include a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy. China and Canada both have already imposed tariffs on U.S. goods today, retaliating immediately… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) led 88 colleagues in a letter to President Trump to call out his reckless attempt to end access to life saving care for transgender young people. Balint and her colleagues note that this shocking interference in private medical decisions, which should be made by doctors, patients, and their families. This letter comes following a… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Tonight, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) voted no on the Republican Budget. The bill passed 217-215 with all Democrats voting no. The House Republican budget provides $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich but does nothing to lower costs for American families. It increases the deficit while inflicting pain on the most vulnerable, while raising the debt limit by $4… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) reintroduced the Peer Education and Emergency Response (PEER) for Mental Health Act. This legislation would support peer mental health training for teachers, school personnel, parents, caregivers, and students.
The United States is in the midst of a youth mental health crisis, with an alarming 76 percent of public… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint joined her Democratic colleagues united against the Republican Budget Reconciliation bill. This resolution gives more than $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to billionaire donors and big corporations.
To pay for these tax breaks, Republicans plan to make cuts to essential programs that Vermonters rely on. Nearly 20 million Americans rely on… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced two amendments to the Republican Budget plan to hold Republicans accountable for protecting affordable health insurance and Social Security. Both were rejected by every single Republican on the committee.
The first amendment introduced by Rep. Balint would protect healthcare for millions of Americans. It strikes… Read more »
