Green Jobs

Sen. Bernie Sanders chairs a hearing at 2:30 ET today to exploreย  whether the United States is competing with other nations for green jobs.ย  One of the witnesses is John Danner, CEO of Northern Power Systems, a next-generation wind turbine company based in Barre. Vt. Northernย Power is the oldest wind turbine company in the US. Founded in 1974, itย designs, manufactures,

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Release: Sanders Chairs Hearing on Green Jobs

Vermont Witness Testifies on Wind Power ย ย ย ย ย  ย  WASHINGTON, Feb. 15ย – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) chaired a Senate hearing today to explore how theย United States is competing with other nations for green jobs. With productsย ranging from laptop computers to American flags already made in China, the world’sย second largest economy, the Asian nation is now moving aggressively to cornerย world markets for

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Release: Struggling Through the Recession

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – Is the recession over? Not according to hundreds of Vermonters whoย wrote to Sen. Bernie Sanders about struggling for three long years through theย worst economy since the Great Depression. Sanders (I-Vt.)ย published a collection of the letters on the same day President Barack Obamaย unveiled a budget that gives tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans whileย taking help away from

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Release: Delegation Joins Forces on Home Heating Assistance

BURLINGTON,ย Vt., Feb. 14 – The Vermont congressional delegation today opposed a White Houseย budget proposal that would nearly cut in half a heating assistance program forย seniors and low-income families with children. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a senior member of the Senateย Appropriations Committee, said “heat in the winter is not a consumer choice.ย It’s not a luxury.” Instead of cutting heating assistance, Leahy

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Statement: Sanders on Mubarak

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarakโ€™s resignation after weeks of widespread protests and calls for democratic reforms. โ€œAfter 30 years of autocratic rule, Hosni Mubarak is gone.  That is extraordinary news and a real testament to the incredible courage of millions of people in that country who put

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Delegation Fights for Home Heating Help

President Obama wants to cut $2.5 billion from a $5 billion home heating aid program in his 2012 budget proposal that will be sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, The Associated Press reported. The proposal reportedly would cut the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to its 2008 level of about $2.5 billion. The Vermont congressional delegation planned a rare joint

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