MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Virtual Town Meeting to Hear From Vermont Students
Burlington, Vt., Feb. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a statewide virtual town meeting with Vermont middle and high school students on Wednesday, February 16. A panel of students will join Sanders for a discussion to speak about the issues that matter most to them. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session, with
NEWS: Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Crisis in Fire Departments Across Rural America
Over the last 30 years, emergency call volume has tripled, yet firefighter recruitment and retention has become increasingly more difficult, severely affecting the safety of communities WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday introduced legislation to address the major staffing crisis affecting both career and volunteer fire departments. Recruiting and retaining both volunteer and career firefighters has
TODAY: Chairman Sanders Holds Budget Committee Hearing on Nominations for the Office of Management and Budget
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today will hold a committee hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET to consider the nomination of the Honorable Shalanda D. Young of Louisiana to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the nomination of the Honorable Nani A. Coloretti of California to be Deputy
NEWS: Sanders Holds Town Meeting on the Crisis Facing Fire Departments and EMS in Vermont and Across Rural America
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell joined Sanders to speak on the staffing crisis Burlington, Vt., Jan. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday, joined by U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, held a virtual town meeting with Vermont firefighters and EMS providers to discuss the serious staffing crisis facing fire and EMS departments in Vermont and in other
SATURDAY: Sanders and U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell to Hold Virtual Town Meeting with Vermont Firefighters and EMS Providers
Update: Panelists from Fair Haven, Walden, Bristol, Thetford, Whiting, and Hartford will be joining Sanders, including the President of the Professional Firefighters of Vermont and Miss Vermont, a volunteer firefighter. Burlington, Vt., Jan. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joined by U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, will hold a virtual town meeting with Vermont firefighters and EMS providers on
