Social Security is not a hand out. It’s the money each of us as workers have earned.

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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.
If you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to take care of your family, buy a home, have good health care, and retire with dignity.
So why does it seem out of reach for so many? The answer: Corporate greed.
This is what dictators and autocrats do. They jail the opposition. We need to be clear-eyed, focused, and committed in this moment. Our democracy doesn't belong to Trump. It doesn't belong to any one person.
The minimum wage in Vermont is increasing to $14.01 starting in January! And 22 other states are raising their minimum wage. But it’s past time we increase the federal minimum wage so every American is paid a living wage. No one can live on $7.25/hr.
Protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act. @housegop.bsky.social, are you listening?
If you were harmed in a credit repair scheme by Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com, you will receive a check in the mail soon.
$1.8 million dollars is headed to victims in Vermont.
Great work by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
My office sends out regular updates, polls, and resources right to your inbox. You can see my latest work fighting to lower costs, expand housing, address mental health, and protect our rights.
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Republicans in Congress see the American people struggling to afford everyday costs and immediately move to cut Social Security and Medicare so they can give billionaires tax relief.
Happy to see my friend @knowawastaken.bsky.social at the VP's house!
In Vermont, there is no denying the climate crisis. We experience it every year. It's our new normal. But climate change is damaging every state, and it's the result of pollution. The country’s biggest polluters — corporations — must pay for their devastation. It's common sense.
The United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee access to health care. And the health care options we do have are WAY too expensive. We need Medicare for All.
People are tired of corporations gaslighting us, telling us that individual consumers can overcome the harm their pollution has done to our communities. No individual changes alone could roll back their damage.
It's time for real accountability. Corporations must pay up.
Throughout 2024, I criss-crossed Vermont to start the tough conversations surrounding mental health.
I want to start a ripple effect so mental health can become a regular topic of conversation for everyone.
Mental health struggles don’t make you weak, they make you human.
Pulling back the curtain on the surge of hate we've seen toward trans people over the last couple of years:
This was calculated and orchestrated by Republicans. They made a concerted effort to identify a new scapegoat that they could weaponize to divide people.
Thoughts from the road.
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Skrmetti, a case about protecting access to lifesaving care for trans youth.
Trans people, like every American, deserve the right to make personal medical decisions alongside their doctors and families. This is about bodily autonomy.
Every year in the US employers steal around $50 billion in wages from their employees through violations to minimum wage, overtime, off the clock, and rest breaks.
4.5 million American workers are victims of wage theft – among them 300,000 are living in poverty as a result.
Trump's tariffs will deeply hurt Americans. And we know it will always hurt people living paycheck to paycheck the most.
You cannot show bravery without risking something. This is one of the biggest challenges that we face in Congress right now: too many people are choosing comfort over courage.
Choose courage over comfort, even when nobody seems to be watching.
Republicans will have an even slimmer majority than they do now. We should expect another two years of chaos and deflections from their responsibility to get work done for the American people.
My conversation with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social:
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | H.R. 8469 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-15 | H.R. 8469 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 8365 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 8365 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 5625 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H. Con. Res. 75 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 6260 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 6260 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1259 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1251 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Con. Res. 96 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H.R. 1346 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H.R. 1346 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1252 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1274 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1274 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1275 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1275 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-12 | H.R. 2853 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-05-12 | H.R. 2071 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | S. 4465 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | S. Con. Res. 33 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | S. 1318 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | H. Res. 1224 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | H. Res. 1224 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-27 | H.R. 227 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-27 | H.R. 7959 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-23 | H.R. 5587 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 6387 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 6387 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 4690 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 4690 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1182 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1189 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H. Res. 1189 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | S. 1020 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | H.R. 2493 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-21 | H.R. 5201 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-20 | H.R. 5200 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | 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.
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