Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Department of Labor Decision to Award Federal Benefits to Specialty Filaments Workers
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that the former employees of Specialty Filaments in Middlebury who have not been rehired by current management are now eligible to apply for federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
Sanders, Commissioner Stump for Independent Media
VERMONT It’s not every day that Vermonters get a say in rewriting the Federal Communications Commission rules governing who can own newspapers, radio stations, network affiliates and cable TV systems in their own communities. But starting this year, “Everything is up for grabs.” At least, that’s the word from FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, a leading advocate for the reform of U.S. medi
On the Senate Floor, Senator Bernie Sanders Names Names of Super-Rich Families Receiving Huge Tax Breaks Under Bush Budget
Mr. President: the federal budget is more than just a long list of numbers, which in this case add up to about 2.9 trillion dollars. The federal budget, like any family budget or any company budget, is a statement of values and priorities. In fact, the federal budget in many ways, is a statement of what our country is all about.We would all, I think, find it irresponsible and strange if
Sen. Sanders Remarks From The Veterans Affairs Hearing On The Fiscal Year ’08 Budget For Veterans Programs
Mr. Chairman: Let me begin by thanking you for holding this hearing. In my view, there is no group of Americans who have done so much for this country and yet are continually mistreated by this Administration, as our veterans.
Senator Sanders: Bush Misleads on True Cost of War
Today is the first Budget Committee hearing since yesterday’s release of the President’s federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2008. The hearing correctly focuses on a very important issue facing the U.S. Senate and our nation: the Iraq War and its costs. This war has great human costs, as we see and hear each day from reports overseas. This is a war that has co