I'm outraged that the Trump Administration denied Vermont's request for a federal disaster declaration that would unlock funds to help towns recover from flooding this summer, despite meeting the damage threshold to qualify. A lot of the damage was to small communities. Some of (cont in image...)

Blatant corruption. Quoting The Wall Street Journal

These workers courageously spoke out because they know lives are at risk if the Trump Administration keeps defunding disaster recovery. He’s punishing them for warning the public about future catastrophes. Quoting ABC News

The mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is heartbreaking. My thoughts are with the victims, the students, and their families. I'm thankful for the first responders who responded to the scene. We can't continue to allow this be our reality in America. (cont in image...)

President Trump took away your health care for this. Quoting The Washington Post

Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan is clear: remove Palestinians from northern Gaza. A new offensive will not bring back the hostages or feed starving Palestinian children. It will only prolong the suffering. Quoting Al Jazeera English

Companies don’t owe President Trump loyalty. Punishing them for not cheerleading his terrible policies takes us further down the dark path of suppressing freedom of speech. Quoting Axios

More journalists have been killed in Gaza than died during WWl, WWll, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including Cambodia and Laos conflicts), the Yugoslav Wars, and the Afghanistan War combined. The U.S. can’t continue to fund Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reckless war (cont in reply...)

Federalizing Washington, D.C.’s police and deploying the National Guard to our nation’s capital is a power grab and an attempt by President Trump to deflect from the catastrophic damage he’s doing to our economy and hardworking families. President Trump didn’t send in the (cont in image...)

My heart goes out to the family and loved ones of the police officer killed at the CDC on Friday. The staff at the CDC have dedicated their careers to keeping our country safe and healthy. This tragic shooting is a terrible reminder that scientists and health workers are under (cont in image...)

Today is the day! I’m looking forward to tonight’s discussion with Vermonters. The event will be under a tent outside, make sure to stay cool. Quoting Senator Peter Welch

These service members spent 15-18 years putting their lives on the line to keep President Trump and everyone in this country safe. And this is how he repays them. Quoting CBS News

This is yet another reckless decision by Prime Minister Netanyahu. Israel occupying Gaza won't help bring the remaining hostages home safely. It won’t make Israel safer. It will only continue to betray Israeli citizens and bring more suffering and death to innocent Gazans. Quoting Barak Ravid

Two weeks after President Trump clawed back $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the organization announced it's shutting down. More than 1,000 local TV and radio stations across the country could close, especially in rural areas.

El Salvadorian President Bukele's plan to stay in power forever was predictable. He's bragged about being a dictator who treats prisoners worse than caged animals. The U.S. must enforce our own laws and treat Bukele as the corrupt human rights violator he is.

Can we give people health care instead? Quoting POLITICO

U.S.—based security companies contracting American military veterans in Gaza are reportedly instructing them to use lethal force against starving, unarmed civilians at aid distribution sites. My colleagues and I are demanding answers. Quoting Jennifer Hansler

The Trump Administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars the CDC planned to use for: —Gun violence research. —Efforts targeting diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and tobacco use. —Youth violence prevention programs. The consequences will be devastating.

Last year, President Trump promised over and over again to voters he’d cover IVF treatment. Not only has he abandoned that pledge, but he's also slashed health care for 17 million people in his tax and spending bill. It’s shameless.

Alarming reports suggest that U.S.-based security companies—employing American military veterans—have used lethal force against unarmed Palestinian civilians at aid distribution sites. My colleagues and I and demanding answers.

This July, I introduced bills that focus on lowering costs for working families, improving the disaster recovery process for communities, increasing health care access for patients, and giving our farmers and small business owners a fair shot.    On the anniversaries of the July (cont in image...)

I'd like my Republican colleagues to show me which of their constituents are clamoring to pay a fee to file their taxes. This helps no one but tax filing corporations who profit off of you. Quoting Bloomberg Tax

Champions! Congratulations to @VermontGreenFC! You’ve made our state proud.

I wanted to congratulate @JennasPromise on their five-year anniversary. Out of tragedy, the Tatro family has created a powerful movement in Vermont to expand access to substance use disorder treatment and saved many lived. Here's to many more years of making a difference.

DOGE was so hasty to show they were getting rid of federal employees that taxpayers are currently paying 154,000 federal employees NOT to work. So much for getting rid of waste. Quoting ABC News

They know climate change is real. They’re doing this so corporations can pollute more and profit at your expense. Quoting The New York Times

Retweeted Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems: USDA is not just a lifeline for farmers and families - it is the front door of the federal government for thousands of small towns. Hear more from @SenPeterWelch :

Folks along the Vermont-Canadian border hold more than business relationships, we have friendships built through sports, church congregations, a library, and even a shared water system among towns. President Trump’s trade war and hurtful rhetoric are straining this connection.

FEMA estimates that the Disaster Recovery Fund will run out of cash in August. Brutal disasters have impacted every corner of America already this year. Congress must come together to pass more disaster aid so blue states and red states alike can recover.

Retweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders: Tony Aguilar is a retired Special Forces Green Beret who won a Purple Heart for his service to this country. He took a contract helping to distribute aid in Gaza. There, he witnessed atrocities committed using American taxpayer (cont in reply...)

Tariffs are a tax on every business and consumer. While the constant price swings are hurting everyone, small businesses feel it the most. Last night, I called for a vote on my bipartisan bill to exempt small businesses from paying for tariffs on Canada. Republicans blocked it.

It wasn’t long ago that Republicans in Congress would've denounced such an obvious use of the presidency to make money. But now it’s silence from my colleagues because they’re afraid of President Trump. Quoting Rolling Stone

The Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice is being twisted into a political instrument for President Trump.

Let me tell you an example about how President Trump has decimated the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and how his Administration's priorities mean the rollback of justice in this country. For more than 20 years, Lowndes County in Alabama has been plagued by old (cont in image...)

On Monday, Winooski School District Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria was detained and interrogated for more than five hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after returning from Nicaragua. Superintendent Chavarria is a U.S. citizen. The actions of this Administration make (cont in image...)

Retweeted NWS Burlington: Hot & humid today with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. This combined with the humidity will result in heat index values in the upper 80s to upper 90s. A Heat Advisory is in effect for those areas that will see the highest heat indices. Please take (cont in reply...)

President Trump has made it clear from the moment he took office that he would attempt to use the power of the presidency to go after his political opponents. His obvious lies are a disturbing attack on our democracy. I stand with Senator Schiff. Quoting Adam Schiff

The last two years, Vermont has suffered deadly flooding that demolished houses, destroyed bridges, swept away cars, and ruined crops. For so many Vermonters, the floods were terrifying. People need safety guidance in a constantly shifting emergency and there are many recovery (cont in image...)

Retweeted Burgess Everett: Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., will call for the resignation of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem in a speech later this afternoon. (A handful of Dems voted for her, but he opposed her confirmation) senate.gov/legislative/LIS/r…

Are there any Republicans that are willing to stand up to Trump when they know he’s wrong? Are there any who will put country over party? Quoting NewsWire

For this Administration, the cruelty has always been the point. Quoting Jonathan Lemire

Secretary Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services just called off the upcoming meeting of an important health panel you've probably never heard of. The Preventive Services Task Force is made up of physicians who make recommendations on which services insurance should (cont in image...)

Retweeted VT Emergency Mgmt: There's some flash flooding in Vermont right now as severe storms are popping up. Never drive on a flooded road; find another way around.

President Trump cares more about the former President of Brazil than America’s small business owners. All these tariffs will do is hurt consumers and farmers across America already struggling under his other tariffs. Congress must take back our tariff power. Quoting ian bremmer

“Other universities and academic institutions should take note of Harvard’s actions, and the repercussions...” Subpoenaing a university for information about its students? The Trump Administration is trying to punish anyone—or any institution—that defies its illegal actions. Quoting CBS News

Vermont communities suffered from terrible flooding in 2023 and 2024. Then, they dealt with unacceptable delays in getting the help they needed to recover. That’s why next week—on the anniversaries of the floods—I’m introducing a new bill to reform FEMA. The Disaster AID Act (cont in image...)

Republicans are on the brink of making the biggest cut to Medicaid in history. Here’s what happens when you kick 17 million people off their health care: When people lose their health care, they stop going to the doctor for check ups. When they stop getting check ups, they miss (cont in image...)

President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will crush working families. Republicans have refused to work with Democrats, so I’ve offered amendments to their bill. Protecting Health Care: —Preventing harm to rural health care and to help keep rural hospitals from closing. —Protecting (cont in image...)

Elon Musk and I agree: We must kill this bill. Quoting Elon Musk

Vermont’s small businesses, farmers, and families will pay the price for yet another one of President Trump’s temper tantrums. It will mean job layoffs, small businesses closing, and higher prices. Quoting MeidasTouch