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Sanders, in making the case for stopping the sales, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “has not simply waged war against Hamas. It has waged an all-out war against the Palestinian people.”

Vermont's junior senator joined Vermont Edition to discuss flood resiliency, the Rural Recovery Act, and nonprofit theater funding.

Balint joins Vermont Edition to discuss a new mental health bill, her views on House Speaker Mike Johnson and her reelection campaign.

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on May 6 that he will seek reelection to the U.S. Senate. The 82-year-old is hoping to serve a fourth consecutive term.

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.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, as well as Rep. Becca Balint, say Israel needs to do more to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The future of the aid package is uncertain because it's tied to a controversial plan to temporarily fund the federal government beyond the end of the month.

Balint said many students feel overwhelmed and unsure how to respond when someone close to them is having a mental health crisis, and she wants to fund training through new legislation.

Host Connor Cyrus speaks to Vermont's newly-minted Sen. Peter Welch about legislating in the Senate after more than a decade in the U.S. House.

Rep. Becca Balint chats with Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus on her first couple weeks in Congress.