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The Vermont congressional delegation says the state airport in Newport is getting $8.8 million federal grants to help fund its expansion.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation co-written by Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., meant to bolster the federal response to Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses on a voice vote late Tuesday.
Two House lawmakers are about to find out whether Congress can solve a problem precipitated, in part, by concerns over climate change — without devolving into a fight over climate change.
The acronym SASH stands for Support And Services at Home.
But for Geraldine Harrington, it also stands for a critically important mix of companionship and guidance when she needs help.
Almost a year ago this week, lawmakers rushed back to Washington, cutting the summer recess short after President Obama announced he wanted Congressional approval to strike Syria.
Barack Obama has a bad case of Syria déjà vu.
Nearly one year after he stood at the brink of ordering military action against Syria — but said he’d only step across if Congress agreed — the president finds himself in an eerily similar situation.
President Obama needs to seek explicit congressional approval for his airstrike campaign against Islamist militants operating in Iraq and Syria, a prominent Senate Democrat said Monday.
With a few exceptions, the national problem-solving dialogue on virtually every issue we face is a disgrace, and the insolvent national highway trust fund is a case in point.