For over 50 years, Feeding Champlain Valley has been tackling the hunger and housing needs of thousands of Vermonters. I visited their facility in Burlington to thank the staff and volunteers for their work, and learn how they plan to make an even greater impact.

The Senate voted today to advance a bipartisan War Powers resolution to block President Trump from taking military action in Venezuela. No more forever wars.

Last year, Kristi Noem slowed down FEMA response times for Americans dealing with weather catastrophes. Now, reports say she wants to eliminate more than 1,000 of the FEMA employees who help respond and prepare for disasters. It’s unbelievably dangerous.

I’m joining @markey.senate.gov's bill to block President Trump’s Executive Order, which denies states the ability to regulate artificial intelligence.

More than 2,000 people were infected with measles last year. More than 28,000 Americans were infected with whooping cough. Nearly 300 children died from the flu. Every time Secretary Kennedy restricts access to vaccines or lies about them, he makes America sicker.

Five years ago, I witnessed the insurrection Donald Trump incited at the Capitol to try and overturn the 2020 election. The violence caused the deaths of law enforcement officers and threatened our democracy. We must make sure that day is never forgotten, rewritten, or repeated.

I will vote for the bipartisan war powers resolution to block President Trump from continuing his illegal military action in Venezuela. We can’t let President Trump drag us into another forever war.

My favorite part of the job always has been and always will be meeting with Vermonters.

Happy New Year 🎆 

President Trump has spent this year propping up billionaires like himself while ripping off working families. America isn't strong if working families aren't strong.

Happy Kwanza to everyone in Vermont and around the world celebrating! Margaret and I are hoping the days ahead are a time filled with great joy and unity.

From my family to yours, I’m wishing everyone who celebrates a very Merry Christmas 🎄

President Trump is making it harder for asylum seekers to seek safety in Vermont. I joined USCRI Vermont staff and refugees in Colchester to share how we must fight against the president's actions and reaffirm Vermont's support for our immigrant community.

I was pleased to meet so many young Vermonters at this year's U.S. Service Academy Nomination celebration. Our future is in good hands with these leaders who are stepping up to serve their country.

The 60 Minutes segment on CECOT provides graphic testimony of the systemic torture suffered by migrants forcibly deported there. This Administration lacks humanity and flaunts the rule of law. Congress must stop funding this shameful policy and hold hearings on the abuse.

The unemployment rate rose in October to the highest level in four years. President Trump is gutting our economy.

Families trying to heat their home this winter can’t catch a break. President Trump is slashing renewable and efficiency projects that make heating cheaper, while at the same time cutting funding to help families pay their heating bills.

President Trump has made it clear time and time again that he doesn’t care about the health and safety of our service members. His Administration is cutting 35,000 jobs in the VA health system. Our veterans need more health support, not less.

The FBI deserves better leadership than Dan Bongino. Director Patel should appoint an experienced FBI agent to replace Bongino who is interested in keeping our country safe.

President Trump and Secretary Kennedy don’t know better than doctors, patients, and parents about the care kids need. This is a blatant attack on the LGBTQ+ community and will hurt health care providers across the country.

President Trump is trying to let AI replace doctors to deny Medicare patients the treatments they need. That’s why I’m joining @murray.senate.gov’s bill to block this attempt to let robots decide what care you get.

New data shows that President Trump’s tariffs will lead to 450,000 fewer homes built over the next five years. The most common concern young people share with me is that housing it too scarce and too expensive. President Trump is making it much worse.

The Honduran election was marked by numerous reports of irregularities and intimidation including threats by President Trump. Every ballot must be counted and verified for accuracy.

He’s suing media outlets when he doesn’t like their coverage. He’s banning reporters from the press pool. He’s insulting the press during interviews. He’s threatening to revoke TV broadcast licenses. President Trump is waging an unprecedented war against the freedom of press.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Ban assault weapons. Require background checks on all gun sales. Mandate secure gun storage. We can save so many lives if Republicans work with us.

I'm relieved that Maryia Kalesnikava and many other political prisoners were finally released in Belarus to be reunited with their loved ones. It's a reminder that we must continue demanding an end to political repression and hostage-taking.

Happy Hanukkah to everyone in Vermont and around the world celebrating! Margaret and I wish you a holiday filled with joy and light.

The shooting at Bondi Beach is heartbreaking. My heart is with the Jewish community in Australia and around the world. Antisemitism has no place in our society. We must all speak out against it.

I’m heartbroken by the deadly shooting at Brown University. I’m thankful for the first responders who worked quickly to protect students. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Providence community. We can’t accept mass shootings as normal. We must take action.

Just a few weeks ago, my bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act passed the U.S. Senate unanimously. Yesterday, I visited St. Albans City School to celebrate with students and farmers. We’re one step closer to bringing milk from our local farms into our schools!

As I talked with farmers in both Nebraska and Iowa this weekend, I heard echoes of the same conversations I have with farmers in Vermont. They’re struggling to survive under the burden of President Trump’s reckless economic policies and trade war.

President Trump’s planned bailout for farmers won’t end the pain his tariffs are causing or support farmers in the long-term. If he actually wanted to help, he'd work with Democrats to pass a Farm Bill that invests in our farmers and not just corporations.

President Trump made accusations of fraud without any evidence in the Honduran presidential election. He said if his favored candidate doesn't win there will be "hell to pay." The U.S. needs to stop interfering in elections of our Latin America neighbors.

Humility is dead (and so is irony).  An institute that was doing great work is now a laughingstock.

I’m in Nebraska today, talking with farmers who are being hit hard by President Trump’s trade war just like the farmers in Vermont.

Secretary Kennedy's hand-picked vaccine advisory panel voted today to overturn a recommendation that's been in place for decades that all babies get the Hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. This is just another part of RFK Jr.'s crusade to restrict vaccines that save lives.

A farmer from the Northeast Kingdom who voted from Trump told me he’s dropping his health care if the ACA credits expire.

From utility bills to home insurance premiums, climate change is costing American households $900 a year. We need to invest in green energy projects that will save working families more of their hard-earned money and lower our carbon emissions to bring down long-term costs.

President Trump last year: I will lower prices on Day One. President Trump now:

President Trump is setting up two systems in this country. For the rich, they get tax cuts, presidential pardons, and exemptions from tariffs. For everyone else, you get your health care taken away, your SNAP benefits taken away, and you get to pay for his tariffs.

Ripping away a 7-year-old from his home and father is not targeting the “worst of the worst” and doesn’t make us safer. President Trump’s deportation campaign is terrorizing families in Vermont and around the country.

Since the White House can’t get their story straight on who gave what orders on bombing the boat in Venezuela, Congress needs to get to the bottom of this. Congress must get the tapes so we can investigate.

The Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare war, not President Trump. If Trump starts a war with Venezuela, it will be illegal. Americans don’t want another unnecessary war that puts our troops at risk.

Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández orchestrated a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S. over the span of 20 years. President Trump has pardoned him. It makes a mockery of Trump’s claim to be stopping drug trafficking.

Today is World AIDS Day, when we should be celebrating all the progress we've made to end the epidemic. But unfortunately, President Trump has slashed funding to prevent it's spread. The Trump Administration is threatening one of our greatest public health success stories.

President Trump is rounding up and deporting immigrants with no due process. But he’s pardoning a convicted felon who stole $1.6 billion from thousands of Americans. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

You can’t use being “tough on drugs” as an excuse to bomb boats of suspected drug couriers while at the same time pardoning the former president of Honduras who was convicted of trying to bring drugs into America. abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...

President Trump is exploiting this tragedy to punish an entire population who supported the U.S. and fled the Taliban. Afghans and other refugees are here legally and have been welcomed by our communities.

Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 30s making $90,000 in Senators John Thune’s and Mike Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $638 a month in 2025 to $1,363 in 2026.

US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom chose to serve her country. Her death is a tragedy. My thoughts are with Sarah’s family, loved ones, and the entire National Guard community.