Washington, D.C. — Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined her colleagues in front of the Department of Education to call out Trump and Musk’s intention to defund and close the department. Members of Congress demanded to speak to the acting secretary and conduct oversight of the department but were denied entry.
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All of us know that… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced two amendments to the HALT Fentanyl Act to include common sense resources to fight the substance use disorder crisis, both were rejected by Republicans.
The first amendment would have doubled the funding for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant. This block grant supports states… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Becca Balint spoke on the House floor on Wednesday evening to call out President Trump’s attack on the federal workforce. Vermont is home to 8,000 federal workers. By purging federal workers, President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to create chaos and confusion that will harm Americans.
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint, a member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, called out the Republican obsession with “DEI”. Immediately following the Los Angeles wildfires in January, Republicans blamed diversity for this tragedy in a committee hearing.
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Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced an email program to keep Vermonters and other Americans updated on her work in Congress. Rep. Balint is using every maneuver and tool at her disposal in the face of the Trump Administration’s whirlwind of executive orders, mass deportations, agencies defunded, civil servants fired and our constitution under… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today on Tuesday, February 4 at 4:45pm ET, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) will join other members of Congress and organizations to call out Musk’s hostile takeover of the Treasury Department.
President Trump has handed over the keys to the federal government and its checkbook to an unelected billionaire. He’s invading financial systems that hold all… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined her colleagues, including Senator leadership and Ranking Member Raskin and others at the Treasury building to call out Musk’s hostile takeover of the Treasury Department. Members of Congress demanded to speak to the Secretary and conduct oversight of the department but were denied entry.
President Trump has handed over the keys to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement following the Trump Administration’s unprecedented decision to pause congressionally approved federal grants and loans:
“Trump’s decision to halt federal assistance hurts every community across Vermont, and in every state. It means funding for disaster relief, fire departments, child care, food… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on… Read more »
Montpelier, V.T. – Today, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), along with Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced the recipients of the NBRC’s Fall 2024 Catalyst Program and Forest Economy… Read more »
