BURLINGTON, VT – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced that David Scherr, State Director, will be departing the office and taking on a new role in Vermont. David has served as State Director, leading the Vermont offices, since day one of Rep. Balint’s tenure in Congress. Jessica Nordhaus, Director of Community Outreach, will serve as interim State Director.
“David Scherr has… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement in on the second anniversary of the October 7th Attack on Israel:
"Today is the second anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians. I mourn all the lives lost that day and for all those killed and wounded, both Israelis and Palestinians, in this horrible ongoing war. I… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to Republicans' choice to shut down the government:
“Republicans once again chose to turn their back on Americans’ health care. If they wanted to keep the government open, they would have returned to DC and taken a seat at the negotiating table… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement ahead of her vote on H.Res. 719:
“I'm voting yes because we need to take a stand against political violence. Like so many Americans, I'm sick of the dehumanizing and demeaning rhetoric. And it’s incumbent upon leaders to use our platform to take the temperature down. I want to be on the record… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement following the vote on the Republican continuing resolution:
“I will not vote to allow a health care crisis that’s devastating working people to continue. Republicans have once again chosen the partisan route. Rather than continuing bipartisan, good-faith negotiations to fund the government in a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint published an op-ed on the situation in Gaza, calling Israel’s offensive that has killed over 60,000 Palestinians a “genocide.” In a report released this week, a UN commission found that Israel has “committed four genocidal acts” since October 7, 2023. She is the first Jewish Member of Congress to use the term… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement after the Rules Committee rejected an amendment she sponsored to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would repeal the provisions of Executive Order 14339 issued August 25, 2025 related to the creation of a standing National Guard quick reaction force available for rapid nationwide… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the Protecting Young Minds Online Act, which requires the Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate a strategy to address the effects of new technologies, like social media, on children’s mental health.
“The loneliness crisis in this country affects us all one way… Read more »
Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined local leaders, unions, and her colleagues Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) to expose how Republican policies are harming the region and answer attendees’ questions. Over 400 people attended the Progress for the People town hall organized by Indivisible Adirondack-Saratoga, Citizen Action of New York, Communications Workers of America,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02), and members of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Land of the Free Act. This legislation would repeal Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which grants the Secretary of State the power to deport visa-holders and legal permanent residents whose… Read more »
