Sanders Opposes Vermont Wind Moratorium

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 28 โ€“ U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today opposed a moratorium on wind power projects in Vermont that he said would send a โ€œterrible messageโ€ to the rest of the country and set back efforts to stop global warming. A member of the U.S. Senate environment and energy committees, Sanders urged state lawmakers to reject a three-year

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Sanders Statement on Gas Prices

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a District Environmental Commission in Vermont granted Costco a state land use permit to install gas pumps at its retail center  in Colchester: โ€œIn my view, concentration of ownership and the lack of vigorous competition is a major reason why gas prices in northwest Vermont are so much

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Mental Health Care and Gun Violence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 โ€“ The Senate health committee held a hearing today in the wake of mass killings in Newtown, Conn., and other American communities that have revealed serious shortcomings in access to mental health care. โ€œWe must make sure that mental health services are available to all Americans regardless of income,โ€ said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the

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Sanders: Strong Filibuster Reform Needed Now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he strongly supports long-overdue filibuster reform to stop a single senator without explanation from forcing an extraordinary majority of 60 votes to advance legislation. โ€œThis country faces enormous problems in terms of jobs, global warming, health care, campaign finance reform, deficit reduction and many other important issues. The Senate has

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Veterans Jobs Bill Introduced

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 โ€“ Legislation to help veterans find jobs was introduced yesterday in a package of top-priority bills filed on the first legislative business day of the new session of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced the Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 (S.6). Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on

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Sanders Welcomes Obama Statement on Global Warming

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement welcoming President Barack Obamaโ€™s support for action to combat climate change: โ€œThe president is right to make action on global warming a central goal of his administration. The overwhelming scientific consensus is clear. Unless we take bold action soon the temperature of our planet could rise by up

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