{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=632", "Vermont Congressional Delegation Introduces Resolution Congratulating Vermont Green Football Club on Historic Season", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Becca Balint", "B001318", "balint.house.gov", "balint", "https://balint.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "BURLINGTON, VT \u2013 This week, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT.), and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT.), introduced a bicameral resolution congratulating the Vermont Green Football Club on their historic win in the 2025 USL League Two National Championship. The Vermont Green FC\u2019s win came after an undefeated season and marks the second year in a row a Vermont-based soccer team has won a national championship.\n\n\u201cVermont Green FC has proven that Vermont is a soccer state. In just three years, they have not only built a team but built a community,\u201d said Rep. Balint. \u201cTheir undefeated season, overflowing with crowds, has made our state proud. I'm looking forward to watching them defend their title in 2026.\u201d\n\n\u201cI think I speak for the whole state in congratulating the Vermont Green on their extraordinary championship season, and I am glad to join my Vermont colleagues to recognize their accomplishments in the Congressional record. Undefeated. Two overtime playoff wins. Finally, national champions. Unbelievable,\u201d said Senator Sanders. \u201cVermont Green is respected by Vermonters and soccer fans around the country for their skill and heart on the field. The founders built their team the Vermont way \u2014 by involving the community and creating an organization rooted in social and environmental justice. What they have done is truly remarkable, and we know they are just getting started.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased to join Senator Sanders, Rep. Balint, and all Vermonters in congratulating the Vermont Green FC on their well-deserved USL League Two National Championship win following an incredible and undefeated season. We\u2019re so proud of this team\u2019s achievements and of their commitment to building a soccer community that reflects the core values of Vermonters: hard work, dedication, and teamwork,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cWe look forward to cheering on the Boys in Green as they defend their title in 2026!\u201d\n\nRead and download the full text of the resolution.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=632"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8339160121977329, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}