Bernie Buzz

Join me for a series of virtual meetings on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) on April 7 and 8. I will be meeting with local small businesses, town leaders, and public libraries to discuss their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and how we can best use the substantial federal funding coming into the state to strengthen our local economies and communities.

Vermont High School Students: I want to hear from you! After such a difficult year, you deserve a great summer. Thanks to the passage of the American Rescue Plan, there will be a historic investment in summer opportunities for you. To make sure these opportunities match what you need, I want to hear directly from you about how you want to spend summer 2021.

During the last year I have heard from thousands of Vermonters about the struggles they have faced during this terrible pandemic. Whether it is the need to find affordable health care, the loss of jobs and income, fears about feeding their families, mental health issues, worries about getting evicted from their homes or concerns about the disruption of their kids’ education – Vermonters, like all Americans, have suffered through a very difficult period.

The American people need a raise NOW. Which is why last month I once again introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. This is not a radical idea. 60 percent of the American people support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.