Vermont delegation sees benefits for state in spending bill

Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Chuck Schumer, D-NY, (from left) at a Senate Democratic leadership press conference Tuesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to pass a mammoth federal funding package that members of Vermont’s congressional delegation say will benefit the state in several important areas.
They pointed to items that will provide a significant increase in funding for the effort to clean up Lake Champlain, more resou