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Becca Balint

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Becca Balint is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Vermont's at-large congressional district since January 3, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first woman to hold this position. Balint has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and climate change during her tenure. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Vermont State Senate, where she was the majority leader and worked on various progressive initiatives.

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May 15, 2023

Congress has no business getting in between women and their doctors and no business wasting your time.

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May 10, 2023

The Republican bill would slash mental health supports for students, and at a time when we can all agree that we have a mental health crisis in this country, we should be investing more in this area and not making cuts.

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May 10, 2023

I am focused on the future, like my colleagues here, in preventing this from ever happening again.

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May 10, 2023

It is morally bankrupt and deeply un-American to continue to attack these kids.

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May 10, 2023

The Republican bill would potentially cut funding to low-income students at a time when we are talking about allowing people to get ahead.

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May 10, 2023

The United States cannot become a deadbeat Nation. We have never failed to pay our bills, and to do so now would have dire consequences on American families, including the ones living in my district in Vermont.

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May 10, 2023

A 22 percent budget cut would likely eliminate Pell Grants altogether, and it would reduce the maximum award by nearly $1,000 for the remaining recipients.

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May 9, 2023

considering environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions, I believe, is just good fiduciary practice.

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Apr 25, 2023

I just want to plant a flag in the ground and say we cannot let the Postal Service die on the vine.

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Apr 25, 2023

Imposing sanctions makes it harder or raises the cost of doing business for cartels.

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Apr 25, 2023

I am grateful for President Biden's leadership on this issue.

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Apr 25, 2023

we cannot let the Postal Service die on the vine. Rural America is depending on us to figure this out.

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Apr 25, 2023

It is really not an overstatement to say that rural America depends on the Postal Service.

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Apr 20, 2023

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on: Passage of the bill, if…

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Apr 20, 2023

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Balint moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 734) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce…

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Mar 30, 2023

This week I have heard from grandfathers, moms, students, and even from my Uber driver the other night, all asking some version of the same question, which is, how can we continue to allow our children to get murdered in their schools…

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Mar 27, 2023

We absolutely owe it to parents and, of course, children to make sure that we do not face another crisis.

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Mar 27, 2023

It is a safe and effective medication. We have to focus on infant formula today.

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Mar 24, 2023

We are in the midst of a terrible mental health crisis among youth in our Nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recent youth risk behavior survey reveals that our kids are really struggling. One in four teen girls…

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Mar 8, 2023

I am concerned because our Republican colleagues want to take steps that would remove protections for Federal workers.

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Mar 8, 2023

the new budget that has been proposed will actually cut the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next 10 years.

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Mar 8, 2023

It is not in their minds that they are being fleeced. They are absolutely being fleeced.

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Mar 8, 2023

We are going to see what the consumer will bear.

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Mar 8, 2023

These are not necessarily Democrats that are saying this. There are people across the political spectrum who are trying to feed the people in their communities.

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Mar 8, 2023

We had one executive, make sure I get this right, executive from Kroger saying, 'Hey, a little bit of inflation is always good in our business.'

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