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President Obama today signed legislation to provide $350 million in emergency assistance for hard-pressed dairy farmers.   Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – who sponsored an amendment that added the
dairy funds to the Department of Agriculture appropriations bill –
joined the president at the White House for the Oval Office
bill-signing ceremony.  The measure provides $290 million for
direct support to dairy farmers.  Another $60 million will be used to
purchase cheese and other dairy products for food banks and nutrition
programs.   Sanders and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Peter
Welch (D-Vt.) said additional measures are needed to bring price
stability to the dairy industry and to help preserve family farms.

WASHINGTON, October 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today brought together Obama administration officials, Vermont state lawmakers and the state Department of Mental Health commissioner to discuss federal funding for the Vermont State Hospital. Restoring the hospital’s certification could yield $10 million or more a year in federal reimbursements for the facility that the state now spends more than $20

In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated
that the climate is warming, and that human activity is a key cause. In
the two years since, the science continues to be clear that impacts are
increasing. In fact, what we are hearing from key scientists is that
the situation is far more dire than they had previously believed. As
Secretary of Energy Chu pointed out in recent testimony to the
Environment Committee, we face a distinct possibility of up to 11
degrees Fahrenheit average temperature increase globally in this
century. This clearly would be catastrophic in terms of flooding,
draught, extreme weather disturbances, disease and national security
issues.  Interestingly, with regard to the latter, the CIA has stated
that global warming, and the international tensions that it will cause
as countries fight over scarce resources, is going to be a major
national security issue

500 Vermont Service Center Employees Now Due $3 Million     WASHINGTON, October 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed a U.S. Labor Department ruling that will result in an additional $1.45 million in back wages for federal contract workers in St. Albans and Essex Junction. The ruling affects 237 contract workers employed by CSC at the Vermont Service

WASHINGTON, April 1 – Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch announced Wednesday that the Making Work Pay tax credit created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will take effect today. More than 300,000 Vermont families will receive $100 million in tax cuts through the federal stimulus bill, which was signed into law in February. “The