Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hosted a summit meeting today on Capitol Hill with seniors, the disabled, labor and other grassroots groups united to protect Social Security, Medicare…

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Sanders Statement on Veterans Day

BURLINGTON, Nov. 10 - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, issued the following statement as the nation prepared to mark Veterans Day…

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Sanders: Don’t Cut Veterans’ Benefits

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 9 - In advance of Veterans Day, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a drive by more than 50 veterans and seniors organizations to block significant benefit cuts. Sanders, a senior…

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Sanders: Congress Has a New Mandate to Protect Working Families

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 7 -U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), re-elected with 71 percent of the vote, said right-wing extremism suffered a major defeat in yesterday's election. Despite dozens of billionaires spending unprecedented sums of…

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Global Warming and Hurricane Sandy

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 1 - In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that left scores dead and may have caused $50 billion in damage, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called today for…

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State of Emergency

A rare Halloween hurricane swept north Sunday across the eastern seaboard. The storm is expected to reach Vermont and other parts of northern New England on Monday. Hurricane Sandy was…

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Rail Trail Gets Green Light

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 26 - The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail has won a land use permit that will allow construction to begin on 44 miles of the trail across scenic stretches of northern…

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Sanders to CEOs: Look in the Mirror

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 25 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today said corporate leaders should look in the mirror before lecturing the American people on ways to tackle the deficit. The…

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