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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Feb 4, 2026

what happened to Aliya Rahman is chilling, and it is a warning for all of us. Aliya is a U.S. citizen. She is a software engineer. She identifies as disabled, autistic, and as someone suffering from a traumatic brain injury. On her way to…

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Eli Crane
@elicrane· Republican · VT· Feb 4, 2026

I rise today to highlight Colorado as a top producer of Olympians representing Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina. Colorado's Fifth Congressional District is known as Olympic City USA, with the U.S. Olympic and…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Feb 4, 2026

President Trump signed a funding bill into law yesterday that did more than just end a partial government shutdown. It corrected a serious wrong. Buried deep inside the funding bill that the Senate passed and sent to us last November was a…

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Feb 2, 2026

tonight, as I stand here, people across this country are being terrorized by ICE with our tax dollars. Americans do not support this, and I will be their voice tonight on the floor. They don't want to live in a country in which you can be…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 30, 2026

as part of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, President Trump and Republicans threw 15 million Americans off of Medicaid through massive cuts to that program. At the same time, they did something even more dangerous. That legislation…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 30, 2026

it is no secret to the American people that our country today faces a series of enormous crises: our healthcare system basically collapsing, despite the huge amount of money we spend on it; millions of Americans cannot afford housing…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 28, 2026

let's be honest. Let us face up to reality and let us acknowledge that most Americans understand that our great Nation, once the envy of the entire world, is now in the midst of a deep decline. And for the sake of our children and future…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 28, 2026

first, I want to acknowledge my colleagues from Minnesota Senator Smith and Senator Klobuchar. You have conveyed to us the deep pain and anguish that you feel and that every Minnesotan feels about the shocking shootings that occurred in…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 27, 2026

on January 2, 2026, after a 15-year battle with multiple myeloma, David Mitchell passed away at the age of 75. After being diagnosed with cancer and experiencing firsthand the exorbitant price of lifesaving medications in the United…

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Jan 12, 2026

Rabbi Abraham Heschel once sent a telegram to John F. Kennedy. Referring to racism in this country, he said: "The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity." Now, 62 years later, we see the excessive brutality of ICE agents…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 10, 2026

We cannot continue to allow big banks to make huge profits ripping off the American people.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 10, 2026

Trump promised to cap credit card interest rates at 10% and stop Wall Street from getting away with murder.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 10, 2026

We are powerful. We have the strongest military on Earth, and we can run any country we want.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 10, 2026

Mr. Miller gave a very good definition of imperialism.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 7, 2026

In the weeks and months leading up to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Trump sent 15,000 U.S. military personnel to the Caribbean and Venezuela, that included Special Forces, Marines, and specialized units from all of our branches…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 6, 2026

this bipartisan bill is a crucial first step to bring Members of Congress, industry, civil society, and families to the table to discuss the future of the internet. It does not aim to end the conversation. Social media, and the internet…

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Jan 6, 2026

it is a somber day of remembrance in our Nation's Capital. It was on this day 5 years ago when this Chamber, the people's House of the United States of America, was viciously attacked by a violent mob. No tweet, no post, no spin, no…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 6, 2026

do we rubberstamp fraudulent election results or stand for election integrity? That was the question before Congress 5 years ago today. It was a sunny day in Washington. A largely peaceful protest was growing outside and, unfortunately…

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