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Balint joins Vermont Edition to discuss a new mental health bill, her views on House Speaker Mike Johnson and her reelection campaign.

On Friday, U.S. Congresswoman Becca Balint toured the site of the former Bennington High School, where developers hope to bring housing, childcare and senior services.

Vermont will receive over $74 million from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill passed earlier this month. And there’s more on the way.

Balint was one of 352 members of the U.S. House to support the bill Wednesday, with 65 opposed.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, as well as Rep. Becca Balint, say Israel needs to do more to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Rep. Becca Balint proposes the Community Housing Act, which would spend $500 billion to increase housing affordability.

Vermont’s congressional delegation is urging the Bureau of Prisons to build a residential reentry program in the state. Vermont is one of only two states without such a facility, which supports people transitioning out of the federal prison system.

People in Vermont's Jewish and Palestinian communities are expressing both cautious optimism and lingering concern over the news of a short-term truce between Israel and Hamas.

"I see this as an extension of what I've said over the past month," Balint says. "The horrific violence has to stop. All hostages must be released. Hamas cannot stay in power in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis both deserve safety and security."

The extension of the 2018 Farm Bill is part of the short-term budget plan to keep the federal government open for the next few months.