Balint is currently working on an amendment to next year’s defense authorization bill that would restrict or cut off security assistance to Uganda due to the anti-gay law.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2023/06/29/uganda-lgbtq-law-us-military-aid/

Like Congresswoman Balint, Sen. Welch voted “yes” on the debt ceiling deal; Sen. Sanders voted “no.”

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/23/t-elijah-hawkes-ballint-says-yes-to-the-war-chest-the-next-day-kids-go-homeless/

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Becca Balint, and Sen. Peter Welch visited the Weston Volunteer Fire Department in Weston, Vt., on Saturday, July 15, 2023, to hear about the damage to the fire department and to the community by recent severe flooding.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/07/16/photos-congressional-delegation-tours-flood-damage-in-southern-vermont/

So I share this story with no disrespect, but to show how even an extremely conscientious and intelligent leader, like Balint, is prone to misunderstand the heart of the issue and mistake party-line talking points for real root-cause solutions.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/01/31/liam-madden-theres-more-to-the-campaign-finance-controversy/

“There was a large overlap” in attendees of each event, according to Bill Lippert, a former member of the Vermont House who was honored at both, and whom Balint introduced in her remarks.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/24/final-reading-vermont-democrats-and-lgbtq-victory-institute-hold-coincidental-coinciding-events/