Representative Becca Balint
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Mom, Teacher, Vermonter, Writer & Congresswoman for Vermont, fighting for working families. House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee. She/Her. Official. 🏳️🌈🏔️🏍️🍁
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This is sick. This is cruel. This is what abuse of power looks like. But Americans are seeing this evil conduct, they are rejecting it, and the truth will out.
Federal officials investigating Renee Good's widow in shooting probe, sources say
The federal investigation into the shooting by an ICE officer has focused in on Good’s wife, including whether she may have impeded a federal officer moments before he shot, sources say.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is sick. This is cruel. This is what abuse of power looks like. But Americans are seeing this evil conduct, they are rejecting it, and the truth will out.
There has been so much misinformation about what we as Americans can do - so I got us a refresher. I encourage everyone to continue courageously exercising your First Amendment rights.
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There has been so much misinformation about what we as Americans can do - so I got us a refresher. I encourage everyone to continue courageously exercising your First Amendment rights.
Minnesota is the center of our nation's heartbreak — but they are also the center of our nation's courage. Every one of us needs to dig deeper and match their energy.
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Minnesota is the center of our nation's heartbreak — but they are also the center of our nation's courage. Every one of us needs to dig deeper and match their energy.
Renee Nicole Good’s life mattered just as much as anyone else’s in this country. No matter how hard Trump’s government attacks us for resisting injustice, we will NEVER stand down.
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Renee Nicole Good’s life mattered just as much as anyone else’s in this country. No matter how hard Trump’s government attacks us for resisting injustice, we will NEVER stand down.
Right now, I’m hearing firsthand accounts of the violence being unleashed in Minneapolis. It’s horrifying.
Minnesotans are on the front lines. This is a call for unity, not division.
Minnesotans are on the front lines. This is a call for unity, not division.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Right now, I’m hearing firsthand accounts of the violence being unleashed in Minneapolis. It’s horrifying.
Minnesotans are on the front lines. This is a call for unity, not division.
Minnesotans are on the front lines. This is a call for unity, not division.
Happening NOW: Hearing on Trump’s deadly assault in Minnesota.
Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Happening NOW: Hearing on Trump’s deadly assault in Minnesota.
What's happening in Minnesota can and will come to the rest of us.
It's time to organize - we are stronger together.
It's time to organize - we are stronger together.
January 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What's happening in Minnesota can and will come to the rest of us.
It's time to organize - we are stronger together.
It's time to organize - we are stronger together.
I am a hell no on any more funding to ICE. We cannot accept this rogue agency terrorizing our communities.
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I am a hell no on any more funding to ICE. We cannot accept this rogue agency terrorizing our communities.
I am heavy-hearted to learn that a federal appeals court ruled against Mahmoud Khalil. The Trump administration’s persecution of him is unconscionable.
I stand with Mahmoud and the Constitution. Khalil has not been rearrested. This legal battle is not over.
I stand with Mahmoud and the Constitution. Khalil has not been rearrested. This legal battle is not over.
BREAKING: An appeals court has struck down the decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I am heavy-hearted to learn that a federal appeals court ruled against Mahmoud Khalil. The Trump administration’s persecution of him is unconscionable.
I stand with Mahmoud and the Constitution. Khalil has not been rearrested. This legal battle is not over.
I stand with Mahmoud and the Constitution. Khalil has not been rearrested. This legal battle is not over.
On Secretary Noem's watch, ICE agents have terrorized our communities and murdered American citizens.
She needs to go.
She needs to go.
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
On Secretary Noem's watch, ICE agents have terrorized our communities and murdered American citizens.
She needs to go.
She needs to go.
Trump’s rhetoric and threats towards Greenland are extremely dangerous.
Republicans must stand with us to block this insanity.
Republicans must stand with us to block this insanity.
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Trump’s rhetoric and threats towards Greenland are extremely dangerous.
Republicans must stand with us to block this insanity.
Republicans must stand with us to block this insanity.
ICE misused deadly force on Nicole Renee Good, and Noem defended it with lies.
I just signed legislation to impeach her.
My full statement:
I just signed legislation to impeach her.
My full statement:
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
ICE misused deadly force on Nicole Renee Good, and Noem defended it with lies.
I just signed legislation to impeach her.
My full statement:
I just signed legislation to impeach her.
My full statement:
I applaud the moral clarity of the prosecutors in Minnesota who have resigned in rejection of DOJ’s request to investigate the wife of Renee Nicole Good.
Witch hunts are not justice.
Witch hunts are not justice.
Breaking News: Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the wife of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent. The Justice Department sought to examine her supposed ties to activist groups.
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I applaud the moral clarity of the prosecutors in Minnesota who have resigned in rejection of DOJ’s request to investigate the wife of Renee Nicole Good.
Witch hunts are not justice.
Witch hunts are not justice.
ICE’s excessive brutality should terrify all of us.
It is our right and our duty as members of Congress to speak out for what is right and stand up for our constituents. There is no other way.
It is our right and our duty as members of Congress to speak out for what is right and stand up for our constituents. There is no other way.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE’s excessive brutality should terrify all of us.
It is our right and our duty as members of Congress to speak out for what is right and stand up for our constituents. There is no other way.
It is our right and our duty as members of Congress to speak out for what is right and stand up for our constituents. There is no other way.
I applaud the brave protesters in Iran who are demanding freedom and dignity in the face of violent repression. We must listen and stand with them as they fight for their future.
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I applaud the brave protesters in Iran who are demanding freedom and dignity in the face of violent repression. We must listen and stand with them as they fight for their future.
My heart is with the Beth Israel congregation in Mississippi after this horrific arson attack.
Everyone deserves to worship without fear. We must unequivocally condemn bigotry and violence in all forms and stand with those targeted by hate.
Everyone deserves to worship without fear. We must unequivocally condemn bigotry and violence in all forms and stand with those targeted by hate.
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
My heart is with the Beth Israel congregation in Mississippi after this horrific arson attack.
Everyone deserves to worship without fear. We must unequivocally condemn bigotry and violence in all forms and stand with those targeted by hate.
Everyone deserves to worship without fear. We must unequivocally condemn bigotry and violence in all forms and stand with those targeted by hate.
The Fed is meant to be independent and data-driven, so our nation's monetary policy isn't subject to the whim of a party.
I am grateful to Jerome Powell for taking that charge seriously and standing up for what's right in the face of this senseless partisan investigation.
I am grateful to Jerome Powell for taking that charge seriously and standing up for what's right in the face of this senseless partisan investigation.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The Fed is meant to be independent and data-driven, so our nation's monetary policy isn't subject to the whim of a party.
I am grateful to Jerome Powell for taking that charge seriously and standing up for what's right in the face of this senseless partisan investigation.
I am grateful to Jerome Powell for taking that charge seriously and standing up for what's right in the face of this senseless partisan investigation.
Trump’s reason for interfering in the Warner Bros. deal: control over movie night.
January 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Trump’s reason for interfering in the Warner Bros. deal: control over movie night.
Mega-mergers hurt American consumers and line pockets in the C-suite. We need more competition, not less.
I’m watching the Warner Bros. acquisition closely.
I’m watching the Warner Bros. acquisition closely.
January 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Mega-mergers hurt American consumers and line pockets in the C-suite. We need more competition, not less.
I’m watching the Warner Bros. acquisition closely.
I’m watching the Warner Bros. acquisition closely.
I was excited to see the War Powers Resolution pass the Senate yesterday, and I look forward to voting for it in the House.
We need to be clear: Trump does not have a blank check for war. Invading other nations is under the purview of Congress.
We need to be clear: Trump does not have a blank check for war. Invading other nations is under the purview of Congress.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I was excited to see the War Powers Resolution pass the Senate yesterday, and I look forward to voting for it in the House.
We need to be clear: Trump does not have a blank check for war. Invading other nations is under the purview of Congress.
We need to be clear: Trump does not have a blank check for war. Invading other nations is under the purview of Congress.
What Americans needed from DHS: a factual statement of remorse regarding the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
What we got: twisted lies, homophobia, and Kristi Noem in an oversized cowboy hat.
Shame.
What we got: twisted lies, homophobia, and Kristi Noem in an oversized cowboy hat.
Shame.
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
What Americans needed from DHS: a factual statement of remorse regarding the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
What we got: twisted lies, homophobia, and Kristi Noem in an oversized cowboy hat.
Shame.
What we got: twisted lies, homophobia, and Kristi Noem in an oversized cowboy hat.
Shame.
The Trump Admin's explanations don't survive contact with reality.
We all saw what happened: ICE gunned down an American citizen, and we want answers. Now.
We all saw what happened: ICE gunned down an American citizen, and we want answers. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The Trump Admin's explanations don't survive contact with reality.
We all saw what happened: ICE gunned down an American citizen, and we want answers. Now.
We all saw what happened: ICE gunned down an American citizen, and we want answers. Now.
Millions of Americans risk losing health care.
But don’t worry—Republicans are busy debating showerhead legislation on the Floor right now.
Give me a break.
But don’t worry—Republicans are busy debating showerhead legislation on the Floor right now.
Give me a break.
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Millions of Americans risk losing health care.
But don’t worry—Republicans are busy debating showerhead legislation on the Floor right now.
Give me a break.
But don’t worry—Republicans are busy debating showerhead legislation on the Floor right now.
Give me a break.
The Trump administration is willing to pour billions into foreign wars while Americans lose access to health care at home. Extending the ACA tax credits saves lives here—and that should be our priority.
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Trump administration is willing to pour billions into foreign wars while Americans lose access to health care at home. Extending the ACA tax credits saves lives here—and that should be our priority.
I will fight with everything I have to bring justice for today's deadly Minneapolis shooting and ICE's horrific violence.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I will fight with everything I have to bring justice for today's deadly Minneapolis shooting and ICE's horrific violence.