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Reps. Becca Balint and Jesús “Chuy” García Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Companies Exacerbating Rental Housing Crisis Through Price-Fixing Algorithms

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Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) introduced the Preventing Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act, legislation to prohibit digital price fixing by landlords. In the midst of an urgent housing supply and affordability crisis, many housing providers are using algorithms to collude to further increase rents for working families. Rents across…

Rep. Balint Announces State of the Union Guest: Chloe Learey

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Rep. Balint Announces State of the Union Guest: Chloe Learey  Highlighting need for solutions to urgent childcare and housing crises Washington, D.C - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced Chloe Learey, Executive Director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development as her guest for the State of the Union address. “Childcare and housing are at the root…

Rep. Balint Votes to Pass Bipartisan Government Domestic Funding Legislation

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Rep. Balint Votes to Pass Bipartisan Government Domestic Funding Legislation   Washington, D.C – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Budget Committee, voted ‘YES’ on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a package of six domestic funding bills focused on helping families and communities across the United States. The investments in the bill will…

Rep. Balint Introduces Sweeping New Housing Legislation: Community Housing Act

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Bellows Falls, VT - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced her first major piece of legislation of her first term: the Community Housing Act (CHA). This ambitious plan invests over $500 billion in federal programs that fund the construction of affordable and deeply affordable housing. The CHA embraces perpetually affordable housing through a community land trust which means a…

Rep. Balint Votes to Advance Child Tax Credit for Working Families, Boost Affordable Housing

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Rep. Balint Votes to Advance Child Tax Credit for Working Families, Boost Affordable Housing  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Rep. Becca Balint voted to advance an expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), disaster relief, and an enhanced Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), out of the House of Representatives with the bipartisan Tax Relief for American…

Vermont Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million in Funds for Affordable Fuel Assistance in Vermont

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Vermont Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million in Funds for Affordable Fuel Assistance in Vermont WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 – With winter around the corner and heating costs projected to increase this season, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today announced that Vermont will receive more than $20.7 million in Low Income Home Energy…

NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Call On Federally-Backed and Private Insurers to Act Quickly and Fairly During Vermont Flood Recovery

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NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Call On Federally-Backed and Private Insurers to Act Quickly and Fairly During Vermont Flood Recovery BURLINGTON, Vt., July 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today sent letters to 95 insurance companies holding federally-backed and private insurance policies across Vermont – including the top flood,…

Rep. Balint to Host Housing Town Hall

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Rep. Balint to Host Housing Town Hall in Barre, VT  Barre, VT - Rep. Becca Balint will host her first town hall in Barre, VT this Wednesday at 5:30 pm. The Congresswoman will be joined by a panel of housing experts for a discussion of housing in central Vermont and across the state. As the affordability crisis grows both in Vermont and across the country, the Congresswoman…