I want to celebrate the success of a Vermont entrepreneur and small business owner, Steve Gagner, of 14th Star Brewery. Started in 2012, 14th Star Brewery began in a hand-built brew house in St. Albans, VT, with beer brewed in repurposed…

Words matter. We have heard many words over the course of these last weeks. Still, what strikes me are the words that are missing from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, a gaping hole in this conversation, the words they cannot…

We, the people, have a common tie that binds us together now as it has since the founding of our country, and it is our shared respect for the Constitution of the United States. Let us all step back from the maelstrom of the moment to…

We need a president who will do everything humanly possible to end all forms of discrimination against the transgender community.

I support the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The final, conferenced version of this bill reflects a compromise. As with any compromise, there are things I support and things I wish the final bill had included. Of…

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with my friend, former Vermont State Representative Kiah Morris, who among many distinctions was only the second African-American woman ever elected to the Vermont Legislature. Kiah's talents are…

On November 20, 2019, only 3 weeks ago, Vermont lost a great Vermonter and an inspiring American, Jake Burton Carpenter, the person who started Burton Snowboards, the person who actually created the whole sport of boarding. Jake was a…

Today, the House is going to have an opportunity to do something that has long-needed to be done and will benefit every single American in every single business that is providing health insurance for their valued employees. We have a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We have done in our committee some bipartisan work that attacks patent abuse and will help bring down the costs of drugs, but there is a question. It is not a partisan question. It is really a judgment…

This subcommittee will not rest until it has answers to these questions. It's what the American people and public health deserve.

this past October, the young women who make up the Burlington High School girls soccer team in Burlington, VT, made a statement: The time for equal pay is now. All they are looking for is for their leaders--leaders like us in Congress--to…

for 50 years the Inter-American Foundation, IAF, has partnered with grassroots organizations and underserved populations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to advance U.S. interests by helping to improve the lives of the…

If we don't have a fund, it is going to be very difficult for us to actually deliver for rural America.

Why don't we just get rid of 25/3 and not pretend that it is even close to being adequate?

There is real opportunity here with the shared sense of purpose that both Republicans and Democrats have to try to get broadband out to rural America.

We have got to establish a standard, and I just ask for some comments from you.

I want to thank you for your efforts to defend our State-based insurance regulatory regime.

The truth is that President Obama, and following the law, deported almost 3 million people.