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Dec. 18, 2014
Letter to Julian Castro, Secretary of Housing - Consider Lowering Fees on FHA Loans in Light of Improved Agency Financial Outlook
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 11, 2014
Sanders Welcomes Funding for Affordable Rental Housing
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 11, 2014
Senators Applaud FHFA's Move to Fill Affordable Rental Housing Funds
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 16, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: With Cold Weather Around the Corner, Vermont Receives $17.2 M. in Home Heating Assistance
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: $629,966 in Grants to Support Efficient and Renewable Energy in Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Weinberger: HUD Awards City of Burlington $3.4 M. To Improve Housing Health And Safety
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2014
Burlington Free Press - Welch Pushes for Student Loan Refinancing Law
Sen. Peter Welch
Aug. 11, 2014
Vermont Awarded $1.7 Million for Homeless Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 13, 2014
Welch Champions Legislation to Stimulate Construction of Affordable Housing
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Full LIHEAP Funding in 2015 Budget
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2014
Letter to Mel Wat, Director Federal Housing Finance Agency - Revisit Affordable Rental Housing
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 7, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Restore Funding for LIHEAP
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 20, 2013
Homes Act
Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 5, 2013
Burlington Free Press - Low-income Vermonters Get $18.5M in heating funds
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release Winter Heat Aid
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 25, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Restore LIHEAP Funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 15, 2013
Letter to Democratic Colleagues - The Continuing Resolution
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 2, 2013
Heck Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Bill to Encourage Saving for Home Down Payments
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2013
Hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Preserving the Rights of Servicemembers, Veterans, and their Families in the Financial Marketplace
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 25, 2013
Sanders, Burr Propose Legislation for Homeless Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 25, 2013
Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 25, 2013
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont NeighborWorks Groups Garner $427,230 To Help Vermonters Find Affordable Rental Housing
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: 2 New REAP Zone Grants To NEK Will Rehab Low-Income Homes And Refit Them For Energy Efficiency Savings
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: $1 M. Veterans Administration Grant to Veterans Inc.
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2012
Menendez, Reed, Warner, Merkley Lead Call for Federal Housing Finance Agency to Fix Flawed Study on Principal Reductions
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2012
Delegation Announces Funding to Provide Permanent Housing to 25 Homeless Vermont Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2012
Congressional Quarterly - 'Sponsors "Cautiously Hopeful' About Efficiency-Rebate Bill'
Sen. Peter Welch
March 21, 2012
McKinley/Welch Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Create Jobs Through National Energy Efficiency Program
Sen. Peter Welch
Feb. 7, 2012
Letter to Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 20, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. in Post-Irene Community Development Funds
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 27, 2011
Sanders Welcomes Vermont Commitment to Home Heating Assistance
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 9, 2011
Welch Announces Bipartisan Effort to Fight Homelessness in Vermont
Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 1, 2011
VPR "Vt. Delegation Announces Heating Assistance" - Transcript
Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 28, 2011
Letter to Secretary Geithner, Secretary Donovan, and Acting Director DeMarco
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 27, 2011
Letter to Secretary Geithner, Secretary Donovan, Chairman Schapiro and Director DeMarco
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 21, 2011
Welch Calls for Immediate Release of Home Heating Assistance Funds
Sen. Peter Welch
Sept. 8, 2011
Letter to Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Dicks, Chairman Latham and Ranking Member Olver
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 18, 2011
Delegation Announces $1 Million Grant to Montpelier-Based Institute for Sustainable Communities
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2011
Letter to Mr. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Mr. Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 12, 2011
Rutland Herald: 'Welch Backs "Captive Insurance' Measure'
Sen. Peter Welch
Feb. 14, 2011
Welch Statement on Funding of Home Star in President's Budget
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 26, 2011
Welch and Poe Hail Wal-Mart's Decision to Move Proposed Wilderness Battlefield Super Store
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 17, 2010
Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader, United States Senate & The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, United States Senate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2010
Fed Disclosure Lifts Veil of Secrecy, Sanders Says
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2010
U.S. Housing Secretary Visits Vermont Discusses Affordable Housing for Rural States
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 17, 2010
Letter To The Honorable Timothy Geithner, Secretary Of The Treasury
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 27, 2010
Vermont Delegation Supportive of New Public Lands on Lake Memphremagog
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 19, 2010
Delegation: Nonprofit Lenders Get Infusion of Capital
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 18, 2014
Letter to Julian Castro, Secretary of Housing - Consider Lowering Fees on FHA Loans in Light of Improved Agency Financial Outlook
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 11, 2014
Sanders Welcomes Funding for Affordable Rental Housing
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 11, 2014
Senators Applaud FHFA's Move to Fill Affordable Rental Housing Funds
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 16, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: With Cold Weather Around the Corner, Vermont Receives $17.2 M. in Home Heating Assistance
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: $629,966 in Grants to Support Efficient and Renewable Energy in Vermont
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Swiftly Release Federal Home Heating Aid
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Weinberger: HUD Awards City of Burlington $3.4 M. To Improve Housing Health And Safety
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2014
Burlington Free Press - Welch Pushes for Student Loan Refinancing Law
Sen.Peter Welch
Aug. 11, 2014
Vermont Awarded $1.7 Million for Homeless Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 13, 2014
Welch Champions Legislation to Stimulate Construction of Affordable Housing
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Full LIHEAP Funding in 2015 Budget
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2014
Letter to Mel Wat, Director Federal Housing Finance Agency - Revisit Affordable Rental Housing
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 7, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Restore Funding for LIHEAP
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 20, 2013
Homes Act
Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 5, 2013
Burlington Free Press - Low-income Vermonters Get $18.5M in heating funds
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release Winter Heat Aid
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 25, 2013
Letter to Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman Mikulski, and Vice Chairman Shelby - Restore LIHEAP Funding
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 15, 2013
Letter to Democratic Colleagues - The Continuing Resolution
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 2, 2013
Heck Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Bill to Encourage Saving for Home Down Payments
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2013
Hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Preserving the Rights of Servicemembers, Veterans, and their Families in the Financial Marketplace
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 25, 2013
Sanders, Burr Propose Legislation for Homeless Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 25, 2013
Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 25, 2013
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont NeighborWorks Groups Garner $427,230 To Help Vermonters Find Affordable Rental Housing
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: 2 New REAP Zone Grants To NEK Will Rehab Low-Income Homes And Refit Them For Energy Efficiency Savings
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: $1 M. Veterans Administration Grant to Veterans Inc.
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2012
Menendez, Reed, Warner, Merkley Lead Call for Federal Housing Finance Agency to Fix Flawed Study on Principal Reductions
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2012
Delegation Announces Funding to Provide Permanent Housing to 25 Homeless Vermont Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2012
Congressional Quarterly - 'Sponsors "Cautiously Hopeful' About Efficiency-Rebate Bill'
Sen.Peter Welch
March 21, 2012
McKinley/Welch Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Create Jobs Through National Energy Efficiency Program
Sen.Peter Welch
Feb. 7, 2012
Letter to Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 20, 2012
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. in Post-Irene Community Development Funds
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 27, 2011
Sanders Welcomes Vermont Commitment to Home Heating Assistance
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 9, 2011
Welch Announces Bipartisan Effort to Fight Homelessness in Vermont
Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 1, 2011
VPR "Vt. Delegation Announces Heating Assistance" - Transcript
Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 28, 2011
Letter to Secretary Geithner, Secretary Donovan, and Acting Director DeMarco
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 27, 2011
Letter to Secretary Geithner, Secretary Donovan, Chairman Schapiro and Director DeMarco
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 21, 2011
Welch Calls for Immediate Release of Home Heating Assistance Funds
Sen.Peter Welch
Sept. 8, 2011
Letter to Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Dicks, Chairman Latham and Ranking Member Olver
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 18, 2011
Delegation Announces $1 Million Grant to Montpelier-Based Institute for Sustainable Communities
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2011
Letter to Mr. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Mr. Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 12, 2011
Rutland Herald: 'Welch Backs "Captive Insurance' Measure'
Sen.Peter Welch
Feb. 14, 2011
Welch Statement on Funding of Home Star in President's Budget
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 26, 2011
Welch and Poe Hail Wal-Mart's Decision to Move Proposed Wilderness Battlefield Super Store
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 17, 2010
Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader, United States Senate & The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, United States Senate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2010
Fed Disclosure Lifts Veil of Secrecy, Sanders Says
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2010
U.S. Housing Secretary Visits Vermont Discusses Affordable Housing for Rural States
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 17, 2010
Letter To The Honorable Timothy Geithner, Secretary Of The Treasury
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 27, 2010
Vermont Delegation Supportive of New Public Lands on Lake Memphremagog
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 19, 2010
Delegation: Nonprofit Lenders Get Infusion of Capital
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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