Energy Efficiency Financing Grant Announced by Sen. Sanders, Mayor Weinberger, Commissioner Miller

BURLINGTON,ย Vt., Oct. 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced a new $1 millionย grant to support energy efficiency in Burlington. The senator was joined at aย news conference by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Vermont Department ofย Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller. “This programย may well become a national model for how we overcome hurdles to energyย efficiency investments. It will help us

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Sanders Statement on Court Ruling in CFTC Case

BURLINGTON,ย Vt., Sept. 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a federal judge struck down a Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule on market speculation: “Today’s courtย decision is another victory for Wall Street speculators who have been given aย green light to rip off the American people at the gas pump.ย  Theย Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

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Sanders Statement on Vermont Veteransโ€™ Home

BURLINGTON,ย Vt., Sept. 26 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the followingย statement today after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allowed Vermont Veteransย Home in Bennington to keep federal funding:ย  “As a memberย of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I strongly believe that as a nationย we have a shared responsibility to make sure that the men and women who haveย served

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Senators Seek USDA Support for Dairy Farmers

WASHINGTON,ย Sept. 24 – As dairy farmers struggle to cope with rising production costsย driven up during this summer’s severe drought, a bipartisan group of senatorsย from leading dairy states today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture toย review the floor price for raw milk. “Our domesticย food supply is being severely challenged by this year’s prolonged drought,” saidย a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

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Senators Say Hands Off Social Security

WASHINGTON,ย Sept. 20 – A major bloc of 29 senators took a strong stand today against anyย cuts to Social Security as part of a deficit reduction deal. “We will oppose including Social Security cuts forย future or current beneficiaries in any deficit reduction package,” theย senators said in a letter circulated by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the founder of the Senate Defending Social

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Senators Introduce Older Americans Act Reauthorization

WASHINGTON,ย Sept. 19 – Comprehensive legislation was introduced today in the Senate toย reauthorize and expand the Older Americans Act, the landmark law that supportsย Meals on Wheels and other essential programs for seniors. Sen. Bernieย Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health andย Aging, and 14 co-sponsors introduced the bill, which provides basic necessitiesย such as meals, home care and job training.

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