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02/06/2012 - Sens. Sanders, Leahy and Landrieu Work to Save Postal Service
At a time when the U.S. Postal Service is considering deep cuts in services and jobs, an internal watchdog told Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday that a big funding cushion already has been built into the mail service's retirement and health benefit funds. Billions of dollars owed to the funds have been cited by Postal Service managers as a main reason that it must cut 220,000 jobs and close 3,700 post offices and 252 mail processing plants - half of all the current sorting centers.
02/01/2012 - Senate Steering Committee Meets on Jobs
Sen. Sanders introduces Scott Johnstone (center), executive director of Vermont Energy Investment Corp., at a Feb. 1 forum on jobs at the U.S. Capitol.
01/24/2012 - 350.org Rally to Blow the Whistle on Oil Corruption
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 - Addressing several hundred demonstrators at a Capitol Hill rally today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for an end to tax breaks and other subsidies for the enormously-profitable oil and coal industries.
01/10/2012 - On the Road - Jan. 10, 2012
Senator Sanders visited the White River Junction VA Medical Center, the Bellows Falls Area Senior Center, and Commonwealth Dairy's new state-of-art yogurt making facility in Brattleboro, VT.
01/04/2012 - Save the Postal Service: White River Junction
Sens. Sanders, Leahy, Rep. Welch, Gov. Shumlin and hundreds of Vermonters attended a public meeting in White River Junction to address the potential closing of a mail processing station there.
12/15/2011 - InfoGraphics
These are informational graphics on a variety of issues. Please feel free to share these images giving credit to: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt)
11/17/2011 - Protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
On Nov. 17th 2011 roughly 200 people packed the Senate Budget Committee room and hallway to hear Sens. Bernie Sanders, Barbara A. Mikulski, Ben Cardin and Rep. Rosa DeLauro urge the super committee to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
11/14/2011 - Honoring Veterans
Senator Sanders spoke at the annual Veterans Day ceremony sponsored at Battery Park in Burlington sponsored by the Howard Plant VFW Post 782 to honor men and women who have served Read or watch the senator's Veterans Day remarks
11/06/2011 - Save the Postal Service
More than 300 people jammed Sen. Bernie Sanders' town meeting at Montpelier High School on Sunday about how to save the U.S. Postal Service.
11/04/2011 - Camels Hump Middle School Solar Project
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders helped mark the opening of a solar energy project at the Camels Hump Middle School, one of the greenest public schools in Vermont. Read more »
10/18/2011 - The Recession and Older Americans Hearing
In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, millions of American seniors have seen a decline in their standard of living and are struggling to survive. Unemployment among older workers doubled since 2007 while household incomes fell and medical costs rose, according to a report released Tuesday at a Senate hearing chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The hearing on the recession and older Americans by the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging was held one day before the Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce whether more than 50 million retirees will receive a cost-of-living adjustment for the first time in three years. Read more »
10/07/2011 - Sen. Sanders questions Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
Sen. Sanders questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a Joint Economic Committee hearing.
10/01/2011 - Vermont Guard Solar Project Completed
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the Vermont National Guard commander, marked completion of one of the largest solar installations in Vermont and one of the largest solar projects on any National Guard base in the country. More information
09/26/2011 - Moving Planet Day
Senator Sanders addressed a crowd of over three hundred people on the statehouse lawn in Montpelier. They were gathered to celebrate Moving Planet Day - a day to "move the world beyond fossil fuels and toward a clean energy future." Vermont must, the Senator noted, continue to lead our nation, and the world, as we transition to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. The Montpelier event was one of over 2000 such gatherings that took place in 175 countries on September 24th, 2011.
09/22/2011 - Solar Decathlon
Senator Bernie Sanders meets with students from Middlebury College who are part of the school’s Solar Decathlon team, at an international competition sponsored by the Department of Energy to see which university team can build the best and most cost-effective solar-powered home. The Middlebury team’s entry is modeled on a classic New England farm house, and features enough solar energy to meet all of its needs. The home will return to Middlebury after the competition and will be featured as student housing and provide educational value for students interested in sustainability.
09/08/2011 - Speech to Alliance for Retired Americans
Sen. Sanders talks about social security to 500+ members of the Alliance for Retired Americans before they march on Capitol Hill. 9/08/2011
