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News from June 2023

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25 people die from cancer in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 25, 2023

There were 25 deaths from cancer reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up 18.2% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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Week of June 10: 11 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Vermont

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 11 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 10.

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Less than 10 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 24, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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One Year After Devastating Dobbs Ruling, Welch Calls for Action to Restore and Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped women of a fundamental constitutional right, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) called for the restoration of abortion rights and joined legislation to protect and expand access to reproductive health care, including the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, and the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act.

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Less than 10 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 23, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 22, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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Welch’s Bipartisan Bill to Combat New Street Drug Tranq Passes Senate

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Senator Peter Welch’s (D-VT) bipartisan bill, the Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act, passed the United States Senate today with unanimous support.

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Welch, Klobuchar, Durbin Call on Tech CEOs for Answers on Layoffs of Staff Dedicated to Addressing Election Disinformation 

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week to send a letter to the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, and Twitter, requesting information related to recent layoffs among staff dedicated to addressing disinformation during the 2024 elections.

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Less than 10 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 22, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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Rep. Balint votes to affirm Biden administration’s ‘pistol-brace rule’

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Democratic Rep. Becca Balint voted against a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.

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Senator Welch Leads Bills to Reduce Burn Pit Usage, Expand Education, and Data Collection on Burn Pit Exposure  

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 22, 2023

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced three bills to limit toxic substance exposure among veterans, educate servicemembers on the impact of burn pits and other airborne hazards, and improve data collection on veterans affected by toxic exposure.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 21, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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37 people die in Vermont from heart disease in week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 21, 2023

There were 37 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Vermont during the week ending June 17, an increase over the previous week.

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During Pride Month and Amid Rising Threats Against the LGBTQ+ Community, Sen. Welch Calls for Passage of Bills to Protect LGBTQ+ Civil Rights

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Americans today.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Vermont during week ending June 17

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 21, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Vermont in the week ending June 17, making up less than 7.3% of total deaths by all causes in Vermont.

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NEWS: Sanders, Grassley and Colleagues Make Bipartisan Push to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

As the recent debt ceiling deal increased military spending to $886 billion for fiscal year 2024, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), today introduced legislation that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to finally pass a full, independent audit in fiscal year 2024.

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NEWS: Sanders and Murray Announce HELP Committee Hearing on the Disastrous Overturning of Roe v. Wade

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a senior member and former chair of the HELP Committee,released the following statement announcing the HELP Committee will hold a hearing in the Fall on the disastrous Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Vermont during week ending June 3

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 20, 2023

Vermont's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Vermont during week ending June 3?

By Green Mountain Times | Jun 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 31 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 3.

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Sens. Welch and Merkley Introduce End Price Gouging for Medications Act 

By Green Mountain Times Report | Jun 20, 2023

Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act, legislation to lower drug costs for all Americans and end pharmaceutical price gouging.