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Congress Member

Becca Balint

Democratic

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via: Portland Press Herald

I find Bondi and Collins equally disgraceful | Letter

On Feb. 11, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about the Epstein files. Her despicable and embarrassing performance can be summed up best in one line that she uttered in response to a question from Vermont Rep. Becca Balint: “I’m stunned that you want to continue talking about […]

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Big Tech faces new pressure for allowing ICE ads

Reps. Becca Balint and Pramila Jayapal are demanding answers from Google and Meta over recruitment posts they say mirror language used by extremist groups.

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“This is disgusting”: Top Dem slams lawmakers for not fighting for Epstein victims

Congress returns to Capitol Hill after Labor Day with a schedule full of press conferences and hearings to uncover more information on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s years of abuse. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, discusses what answers she wants regarding Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s actions, while urging more Republican lawmakers to fight for the victims. “Our job is to hold their feet to the fire and make our colleagues in Congress squirm. Are they comfortable with giving cover to a convicted pedophile and sex trafficker?”

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Bait and Switch: Mohsen Mahdawi’s Citizenship Trap

Rep. Becca Balint and immigration lawyer Matt Cameron discuss Mahdawi’s arrest at his naturalization interview and the legal strategy that could affect us all.

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via: The Boston Globe

Senator Bernie Sanders announces Senate reelection campaign

“It is absolutely critical that we have his voice in the Senate, and I’m really grateful that I’m going to have more time to serve alongside him on all the issues that he and I both care deeply about,” said Representative Becca Balint, a Democrat from Vermont.

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House Democrat moves to force vote on censuring Marjorie Taylor Greene

First-term Democratic Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.) made a move to force a vote on her resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) over the firebrand Georgia congresswoman’s many controversial comments — and in part as a response to Greene’s move to force a vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Balint’s move Thursday on…