New VA Clinic in Chittenden County

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs selected a contractor to build a new $2.6 million community-based outpatient clinic in Burlington,…

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Hands Off Social Security Summit

"A packed hearing room on Capitol Hill was the scene of a summit meeting November 15th with seniors, the disabled, and grassroots groups fighting with Sen. Bernie Sanders and others…

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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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