Sanders Statement on Irene Aid

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

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Sanders Marks Veterans Day

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement as the nation marked Veterans Day:  “On this Veterans Day we are reminded of the everyday reality that we owe our veterans in Vermont and across the United States the care they were promised and the benefits that they have

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Sanders Statement on Tar Sands Pipeline

WASHINGTON,ย Nov. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) issued the following statement afterย learning that the State Department would delay a decision on the Keystone XLย pipeline: “The tar sandsย pipeline project would be a disaster for global warming, the environment andย the American economy. “I appreciatedย the recent decision by the inspector general to conduct a special review intoย possible conflicts of interest in the State Department’s

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Senate Panel Passes Transportation Bill with Sanders Provisions for Vermont

WASHINGTON,ย Nov. 9 – A Senate panel today approved and sent to the full Senate a two-year transportationย funding bill to repair crumbling roads, bridges and railroads and fund otherย transportation projects. Sen. Bernieย Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Environment and Public Works committee, votedย for the measure that included provisions he added to help Vermont. Sanders saidย the bill would boost Vermont’s overall share

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Delegation announces assistance to Franklin, Washington and Windham to help with spring flooding damage

Vermont’sย congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep.ย Peter Welch – today announced a disaster declaration that will bring federal assistance to counties affected by this spring’s flooding that were until now ineligible for such assistance. Theย declaration – issued today by President Obama – will make public assistanceย available for damages sustained as a result of the storm on

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Sanders Welcomes State Department IG Special Review of Tar Sands Pipeline

WASHINGTON,ย Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued theย following statement today after the Department of State inspector generalย notified him that it is conducting a special review of the State Department’sย handling of a controversial proposal to build an oil pipeline from Canada toย Texas:ย  “The Stateย Department inspector general has informed me that it is reviewing theย department’s handling of an environmental impact study related

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