Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced the Combating Loneliness Act (CLA) to address the acute mental health and loneliness crisis in America. The Combating Loneliness Act is co-led by Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), chair of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus.
The CLA tackles the mental health crisis through community-focused approaches. To… Read more »
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Washington, D.C. — Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement on this year’s defense spending bill:
“We cannot bankroll a nearly $1 trillion military budget, while we continue to underfund our schools, housing, and essential programs American families depend on. This exorbitant level of spending doesn’t serve to improve the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement on the announcement from the Government Services Agency regarding its decision to dispose of 87 State Street, Montpelier’s federal building that was damaged in the July 2023 flooding:
“Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier, has been home to a federal building for decades. Generations of Vermonters… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) today called on Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to immediately return the hours of operation for six Land Ports of Entry (LPOEs) in Vermont, to… Read more »
South Burlington, V.T. — On Monday, Rep. Becca Balint hosted an event highlighting the winner of the Congressional App Challenge. The winner, Elijah Renner of East Orange, VT, submitted “Lymely,” an app that leverages emerging AI methods and public data to create cost-effective Lyme disease safety tools.
Renner was inspired to make “Lymely” after a close friend contracted… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Intersex Awareness Day Resolution. The resolution recognizes October 26 as Intersex Awareness Day and affirms the dignity, and the universal human right to bodily autonomy of intersex people. Intersex Awareness Day is recognized on October 26… Read more »
Burlington, VT – In honor of World Mental Health Day, October 10th, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) highlights the six bills she has led in the 118th Congress to address the urgent mental health crisis and end the stigma for those who deal with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges.
H.R. 2642, the Peer Education and Emergency Response (PEER) for Mental Health… Read more »
Montpelier, VT— After 15 months without postal services in Vermont’s capital city, the U.S. Postal Service announced the opening of a retail location at 89 Main Street in Montpelier, with a ‘Grand Reopening Celebration’ on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement:
“It’s been more than a year and three months since families, small businesses,… Read more »
Burlington, VT - Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement marking one year since the October 7th attack:
“One year ago, today became the deadliest day in Israeli history. Over 1,200 people were murdered by Hamas and hundreds taken hostage, devastating communities, and families in Israel and around the world. This is a day of trauma and pain for the global Jewish community.… Read more »
Montpelier, VT—U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) on Tuesday sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging immediate action to reopen the Montpelier Post Office, which has been closed for 449 days following devastating flooding across the state in July 2023. The… Read more »
