Bernie Buzz - October 4th
Issue Oct 4th, 2007 - http://sanders.senate.gov
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The largest increase in student aid in decades will provide $61 million more in grants and loans for Vermont students. A member of the education committee, Sanders championed a loan forgiveness program for graduates who stay in public service jobs for a decade. To read Sanders' interview in the St. Michael's College Defender, click 
A health insurance program for more than 2,000 children in Vermont would be spared under legislation President Bush vetoed. "We hear a lot about family values. If taking care of our children is not a family value then I don't know what is," Sanders said. To watch, click 
The Senate approved legislation cosponsored by Sanders to establish a commission to investigate U.S. wartime contracting abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan. "The evidence is clear that taxpayers are being ripped off for billions of dollars," Sanders said. To read more, click 
When the Senate environment committee held a hearing on "green jobs," one of the witnesses was David Blittersdorf, founder of Hinesburg, Vt.-based wind energy companies. "The growing wind industry is becoming a larger source of domestic energy production while producing hundreds of thousands of new jobs," he testified. To watch the hearing, click 
The Senate approved $1 billion for bridge repair projects, including $7 million in Vermont. "This funding is a small step but an important one toward helping us resolve the crisis of our crumbling infrastructure," Sanders said. To read more, click 
