This is what the US Department of Education means for Vermont:
$490 million for education.
Funding for 40% of staff in the state education agency.
$28 million in loans for UVM undergrads.
$17 million in loans for Vermont State University students.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Vermont at-large
Becca Balint
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Voting Record — 537
Yes40%
No59%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Becca Balint
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVermont at-large
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Becca's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 18 sponsored · 125 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
With every illegal move and outrageous action by Trump and Elon, our coalition is getting stronger and more powerful. Don’t lose sight of this.
Trump just signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education which will defund schools.
Our kids are going to suffer the consequences.
Call the White House. Call your Republican representatives. They're allowing this depraved agenda to move forward.
Whistleblowers have always played a vital role in helping Congress do its job conducting oversight. Now more than ever they’re critical to identifying potential wrongdoing, abuses of power, and threats to federal workers.
Whistleblower tools: litigationandresponse.house.gov/whistleblowe...
Cuts to Medicaid will affect all of us in rural communities — even if you’re not on Medicaid. It helps keep hospitals open. Let me explain.
Nothing that has happened since Trump took office has been focused on making the lives of regular people more affordable. The party in power will not be able to ignore the housing crisis forever.
I held a townhall and a constituent asked me why I voted NO on the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which effectively bans trans kids from playing sports. These conversations are so important. Listen here.
View a recording of the event here: www.youtube.com/live/HYumwas...
Townhalls are necessary and fundamental to our democracy. Americans should be demanding townhalls with their representatives in Congress who are refusing to face their constituents. We must demand better for the sake of democracy.
To everyone who came out to the townhall in Island Pond yesterday, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
We had an awesome turnout and packed the room with more than 200 Vermonters who came out to spend lunchtime with us, ask questions, and chat.
It's Monday, a new week and another chance to build power in our movement to stop Trump's authoritarian takeover.
This is a moment that requires courage, curiosity, and generosity. Not perfection. Pick an issue that lights you up the most and go with it. Bring people in.
Totally devastating. Vermonters, we must demand the White House releases this funding to the people in our state that need it most.
What can we do better today, with more courage, more curiosity, and more generosity?
We need courage in this moment, not perfection.
To families who need reproductive care and can't get it in your state, we welcome you to Vermont. When I was in the state Senate I helped enshrine abortion rights into our constitution. Reproductive freedom is not an issue we take lightly in Vermont. It's fundamental.
In this moment, we cannot continue to do our jobs as if this is 1980. We have to be willing to throw some elbows and to stand firm in what we know is right.
This is a time to fight. Senate Democrats: do not give in. This is a terrible funding bill that will hurt so many working families. Vote NO.
I’ve heard from some folks that they feel like they just “don’t get” people who are transgender and don’t understand their experience. I hear you. The bottom line is that you don’t have to understand everything about a person to still believe they are entitled to respect and basic human dignity.
This is just another one of Trump's lies and manipulations. The stock market crashing, prices rising, and tariff wars ongoing is not a "period of transition." It's an economic downturn because of his reckless actions. And he wants to cover it up. The rest of us will pay for this, literally.
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I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues.
I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower costs for American families.
So if your grandma or mom wants to get her Social Security benefits, now she has to either use an app, or go in person after they closed field offices and fired staff? What a sick joke. The cruelty is the point.
BREAKING: DOGE is considering no longer letting senior citizens file Social Security claims over the phone, and requiring them to do it online or in person.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This week House Republicans brought forward a spending plan that hurts working people, veterans and our hospitals, while lining their own pockets — even when a four week extension was on the table. If they want a bipartisan solution I’m ready to vote for it asap.
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Voting History537 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
537 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | H.R. 1681 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-17 | H. Res. 1175 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Res. 1156 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 1689 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Res. 965 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6398 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6398 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6409 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-16 | H.R. 6409 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-16 | H. Con. Res. 40 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 965 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 1174 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-15 | H. Res. 1174 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-14 | H.R. 7613 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-14 | H.R. 1011 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | H. Res. 1142 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | H. Res. 1142 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-28 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-27 | H.R. 7084 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-26 | H.R. 8029 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-26 | H.R. 8029 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-26 | H. Res. 1128 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H.R. 5103 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H.R. 5103 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-25 | H. Res. 1131 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-25 | H. Res. 1131 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-24 | H.R. 6422 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-19 | H.R. 4638 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.J. Res. 139 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 1958 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 556 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-18 | H.R. 556 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | S. 3971 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H.R. 4294 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Con. Res. 38 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Res. 1099 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1100 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H.R. 6472 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | S. 723 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.