Press Releases

Rep. Becca Balint Named to the Budget Committee for the 118th Congress  Washington, D.C –  Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) has been named to the Budget Committee in addition to her membership on the Committee on Oversight.  “I'm honored to join the Budget Committee in the 118th Congress. It is critical that the budget addresses our country’s most pressing… Read more »

Rep. Becca Balint Announces State of the Union guest, Bill Lippert   Washington, D.C – Tonight, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) will welcome Bill Lippert as her Congressional guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address. Lippert was a legislator for almost 30 years in Vermont and has been a steadfast champion of LGBTQ rights throughout his career.  In the… Read more »

Washington, D.C – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) joins the first Oversight Committee in her first committee hearing of the 118th Congress. The Committee held a hearing entitled “Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud and Abuse.” Read more »

Rep. Becca Balint Named to Committee on Oversight and Accountability for the 118th Congress  Washington D.C - Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) has been named to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the 118th Congress. “I am honored to join the Committee on Oversight and am excited to get to work on urgent democracy reform under the leadership of Ranking Member… Read more »

Video : “The American people are overwhelmingly with us. They want their rights. They want their freedoms.” Washington, D.C.  – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) delivers an urgent call for protecting reproductive rights during her first speech on the House floor. Rep. Balint stands united with her Democratic colleagues as the House considers misleading and dangerous… Read more »

Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Passage of Republican Rules Package  Washington, D.C – Last night, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) voted to oppose the Republican rules package. The package brought to the floor by the Republican-led Rules Committee includes many of the concessions Speaker McCarthy made to the extreme right-wing which would pave the way for the MAGA agenda to… Read more »

U.S. Representative Becca Balint to be sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. The Honorable Becca Balint was elected to serve as Representative of Vermont’s Congressional District. Representative Becca Balint was added to the rolls of the House. Read more »

Representative-elect Becca Balint Statement on Anniversary of January 6th Attack on Capitol Washington, D.C – “Today, two years following the insurrection on the Capitol, I stand in the very same building, reflecting on the heroism that upheld the principles of democracy that day. When I came to Washington earlier this week, ready to be sworn-in, I felt hopeful and eager… Read more »

The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2023 when the First Session of the 118th United States Congress convenes. Read more »

The First Session of the 118th United States Congress commences on January 3rd, 2022. Members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives will attend the First Session. Read more »