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By Brett Miller, WCAX  A new federal report says the Social Security trust fund will be depleted in 2035. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he has a plan to extend Social Security’s solvency and increase benefits. But as our Brett Miller reports, lawmakers remain divided on how to save the system. Some 50 million retired workers, 6 million survivors of

Vermont Biz More than 100 Vermonters and representatives of agricultural organizations gathered at the West Monitor Barn on Saturday to thank U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) for his years of advocacy on behalf of farms and farmers. Leahy, who announced last November that he will not seek re-election to a ninth term in the Senate, said, “I am honored and

By Jake Johnson; Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont blasted the warped priorities of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the Democratic-controlled chamber moved to advance legislation that he warned would provide a $53 billion “blank check” to the profitable microchip industry under the guise of promoting innovation, domestic manufacturing, and job creation. “We have strange priorities here in the

By Rachel Scully; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging Congress to pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade “as the law of the land,” adding that if there are not 60 votes in the Senate to successfully do so, then the upper chamber “must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.” The Vermont senator tweeted his reaction Thursday

By Hunter Walker and Luppe B. Luppen; Vanity Fair If he found himself sitting across from Jeff Bezos, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) knows exactly what he would tell the second-richest man in the world. “There’s nothing that I would say to him except, ‘You know what? We’re gonna take you on,’” Sanders said in a phone interview last week. “You could either start responding

By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson; Rueters U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders asked lawmakers to delete language from a bill that would fund development of a new lunar lander for NASA, a move seen as part of the senator’s effort to nix federal funds that could go to companies owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. The provision is part of a broad