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Vermont will receive over $74 million from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill passed earlier this month. And there’s more on the way.
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Vermont Legislature, congressional delegation continue to push USPS to reopen Montpelier post officeFor months, residents and businesses have had to travel to East Montpelier or Barre to access most postal services. Sen. Peter Welch says the failure to reopen the facility is part of a much bigger mismanagement crisis at the U.S. Postal Service.
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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, as well as Rep. Becca Balint, say Israel needs to do more to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch both cited Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, which has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, including civilians.
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Vermont's two U.S. senators are expressing separate concerns about a supplemental aid package in Congress that includes funding for Israel and Ukraine.
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Vermont’s congressional delegation is urging the Bureau of Prisons to build a residential reentry program in the state. Vermont is one of only two states without such a facility, which supports people transitioning out of the federal prison system.
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Welch says it's also essential that any additional U.S. aid for Israel be used only for purposes that "comply with international humanitarian law."
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People in Vermont's Jewish and Palestinian communities are expressing both cautious optimism and lingering concern over the news of a short-term truce between Israel and Hamas.
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The extension of the 2018 Farm Bill is part of the short-term budget plan to keep the federal government open for the next few months.
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“This is a humanitarian catastrophe, and we need action now,” say Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch.