Representative Becca Balint

@balint.house.gov

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Mom, Teacher, Vermonter, Writer & Congresswoman for Vermont, fighting for working families. House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee. She/Her. Official. 🏳️‍🌈🏔️🏍️🍁 balint.house.gov

According to Republicans:

There’s NEVER Enough Money for Food or Care,

But ALWAYS Enough for War.

NEWS: Rep. Becca Balint Introduces
The Online Sellers Bill of Rights

Since Trump began his war in Iran, American families have paid

$56.4 billion more on gas

(That's $477 more per household!)

Rep. Balint and Sen. Warren Lead Colleagues in Standing Up for More than 100 Million American Households

Members demand Fox’s $22 billion takeover of Roku is closely scrutinized and that the review be free from political favoritism

Rep. Balint, Sens. Sanders and Welch reintro’d the BUFFER Act

Rep. Balint participating in this housing roundtable

As Confirmation Hearing Nears, Blanche’s Role in Epstein Case Draws Scrutiny
Todd Blanche’s role in interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will be front and center as he seeks to become attorney general.

Mr. Blanche’s personal role in the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein case will be front and center on Wednesday during his confirmation hearing to become attorney general, the nation’s top law enforcement official.
Mr. Epstein’s victims, lawmakers and others have criticized Mr. Blanche’s handling of the Epstein files. They say he badly bungled the work by revealing information about victims and failing to extract meaningful information from Ms. Maxwell, Mr. Epstein’s former assistant and ex-girlfriend, who was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021.
As the department’s No. 2 official, Mr. Blanche oversaw the release of the Epstein files. He also interviewed Ms. Maxwell as public anger mounted over the administration’s abrupt decision to no longer release documents about Mr. Epstein’s years of abuse of teenage girls.

Days after the interview with Mr. Blanche, Ms. Maxwell was transferred from her minimum-security prison in Florida to a less restrictive prison camp in Texas, contrary to the Bureau of Prison’s own rules.

February:
Rep. Balint leads 105 House Democrats in sending letter to Trump admin demanding they scrap proposed rule that would restrict Medicare and Medicaid funding if care is provided to trans youth.

Today:
NPR
Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

According to the Vermont Housing Needs Assessment, half of all Vermont renters are cost burdened and 1 in 4 pay more than 50% of their income on housing costs, and that's just eye-popping.

That’s why my Community Housing Act offers creative solutions and big investments to increase the affordable housing supply. It would ensure that affordable housing stays available for years to come.

Signed into law just over a year ago, Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill has...

Taken health insurance away from 17 million Americans,

Gutted $1 trillion from the health care system, and

Cut critical food assistance for 22 million families.

No matter what name they’re calling it now...

The American people won’t forget.

NBC5
Springfield, VT organizations receive federal funding to help with housing and healthcare projects

Becca Balint visited Springfield, Vermont, Monday to discuss and award the town's Hospital and Housing Authority with federal funding

Rep. Balint giving remarks at the event

Happy Fourth of July!

Rep. Balint performing at the RTCA dinner

What Trump said about major housing legislation:
“Big deal, it's a yawn.”

What Rep. Balint says:
“Housing is a huge deal to me because it’s a huge deal for Vermonters.”

Rep. Balint riding her motorcycle

Bloomberg Law

Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights

White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department’s recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.

Rep. Balint, her wife, Elizabeth, and their dog, Wheelie

When the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law, the Trump administration had 30 days to release the full Epstein files.

It’s been over SIX MONTHS.

WE STAND FOR COURAGE WE STAND WITH LAMONICA:

Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing 17 years in prison for conducting oversight of ICE. She demanded accountability from the Trump admin, and his DOJ charged her. Now she is fighting for all of us.