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Bernie Sanders Welcome Home Rally 06/08/2016

Sen. Bernie Sanders lands in Burlington Wednesday June 8, 2016 to be greeted by a crowd of more than 150 supporters.

Congressman Peter Welch: Congressman Peter Welch Announces Convenient Opportunity to Expedite Border Crossing and Airport Screening 06/06/2016

At the request of Rep. Welch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will host enrollment events in Burlington on June 20 and 21 for Vermonters interested in enrolling in the NEXUS and TSA PreCheck programs. The regular process for enrolling in these programs requires applicants to travel to Derby or out of state for required in-person interviews.

Welch makes the announcement at Twincraft Skincare, where employees who frequently travel for work will benefit from this local enrollment location.

Senator Patrick Leahy: EPA's Gina McCarthy Joins Leahy and Welch to Announce New Brownfields Grants 05/20/2016

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch, Governor Peter Shumlin, and Mayor Miro Wienberger announce the selection of 218 Brownfields Grant investments across the country, including in Vermont.

The Brownfields Assessment Grants of $400,000 each to Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) will support the assessment of brownfields sites, the redevelopment of which is complicated by the possible presence of environmental contamination.

Both the State of Vermont and the City of Burlington have active brownfields redevelopment programs.

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Senator Patrick Leahy: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Confirms Agreement to Upgrade Rail on Vermont’s Western Corridor 05/06/2016

Senator Leahy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Federal Rail Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg, Congressman Welch, and Governor Shumlin mark the formal agreement between the State of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Transportation for a $10 million award to upgrade the rail line on Vermont’s Western Corridor. The money from the federal TIGER Grant Program is the last piece of funding need to restore passenger rail service between Burlington and Rutland.

Introduced by Vt. Transportation Secretary Chris Cole.

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Senator Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Cory Booker on Criminal Justice Reform 05/02/2016

U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will lead an hour-long panel discussion -- A Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform: New Approaches for Vermont and the Nation. Leahy and Booker are both at the core of a bipartisan movement on Capitol Hill to forge and enact long-overdue criminal justice reforms. Leahy is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over justice reform legislation.

Joining Senators Leahy and Booker will be these panelists:

-- U.S. Attorney Eric Miller
-- Governor Peter Shumlin
-- Mayor Miro Weinberger
-- Christine Longmore, Burlington Community Center and Burlington
Police Commissioner
-- Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan
-- Emmet Helrich, Rapid Intervention Community Court
-- Kyle Dodson, Burlington YMCA
-- Vicky Smith, King Street Center

Congressman Peter Welch: Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act 04/22/2016

Rep. Welch holds a press conference to highlight the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA), signed into law earlier in the week. The OAA authorizes funding for critical services and nutrition programs that help 11 million seniors.

Senator Patrick Leahy: U.S.-Canada Air, Rail and Land Travel 04/15/2016

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) discusses progress on his preclearance bill, which would allow travelers coming to the United States to pass through U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspections prior to leaving Canada, improving border security and making for a smooth arrival in Vermont and other U.S. destination.

Congressman Peter Welch: Congress on Your Campus - Champlain College 04/07/2016

Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) debuts “Congress on Your Campus,” a new initiative to meet with Vermont college students around the state to learn about issues of concern to them and to give an update about what’s going on in Washington, D.C. For this inaugural event, Welch meets with a section of Champlain College’s “Democracies” class. This initiative builds on Rep. Welch’s long-standing series of “Congress in Your Community” events.

Congressman Peter Welch: Initiative to Assist Low-Income Mobile Homeowners 03/09/2016

At a mobile home housing co-op in Burlington’s North End, Rep. Welch discusses his initiative to assist low-income mobile homeowners. His bipartisan legislation, which recently passed the House, expands Section 8 federal housing assistance to cover mobile homeowners’ previously ineligible expenses, including property taxes, insurance, and utilities. He is joined at the event by Mayor Miro Weinberger and affordable housing leaders.

Congressman Peter Welch: Press Conference On His Bipartisan Telehealth Bill 02/19/2016

Representative Peter Welch highlights his bipartisan telehealth bill and outlines how it would extend Medicare reimbursements for telehealth services to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!