Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 22 – The U.S. Department of Transportation will release $15 million in emergency funds to help Vermont rebuild and repair roads and bridges destroyed or damaged by floods, Vermont’s congressional delegation announced today. The Federal Highway Administration emergency grant includes $14 million for repairing damage caused last August by Tropical Storm Irene, according to Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 21 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the congressional deficit committee announced that it was unable to reach agreement: “With a $15 trillion national debt, deficit reduction is clearly a huge issue for the country.  I am disappointed, but not surprised, that the super committee was unable to reach agreement. “The American people have made it very

Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Congressman Peter Welch (D) announced Monday that the Northwest Regional Planning Commission and the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission will receive economic development planning grants totaling more than a million dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  The two grants are among only a few dozen regional planning projects approved by HUD nationwide.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – The Senate tonight approved and sent to President Barack Obama legislation funding emergency relief for Vermont and other states recovering from natural disasters like Tropical Storm Irene. “Irene will go down in history as one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit our state,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “There is no doubt that Vermonters

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Congressman Peter Welch (D) Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Burlington’s Cathedral Square Corporation a $4,885,200 grant to add 28 rent subsidized apartments for seniors to the 33 senior apartments now under construction. According to Cathedral Square Executive Director Nancy Eldridge, the grant

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – Senate and House negotiators agreed today to provide much-needed disaster assistance for Vermont.  The agreement on funds  to repair roads and bridges destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene sets the stage for final congressional passage of the measure later this week: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today: “This is an important step toward providing Vermont the help it needs and