Senate Field Hearing Set on Vermont Gas Prices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing on Monday in Burlington, Vt., to explore gasoline prices…

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Vermont Tops Nation in Health Insurance Rebates

WASHINGTON, July 31 - More than 4,600 Vermonters are due an average $807 rebate on their health insurance premiums by tomorrow under a provision in the new national health care law, Sens. Patrick…

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Sanders Recognizes Vermont’s 2012 Olympians

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 27 - As the Summer Olympics open today in London.  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders singled out Lea Davison, Trevor Moore and Andrew Wheating, three Vermonters representing the United States in…

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FEMA Okays Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Repairs

WASHINGTON, July 25 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to fund repairs to damage along the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail caused last year by spring storms and Tropical Storm Irene, Sens.…

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Sanders to Address International AIDS Conference

WASHINGTON, July 25 - In remarks prepared for the 19th International AIDS Conference, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called for reforming patent laws that boost pharmaceutical industry profits and make HIV/AIDS medicine so expensive…

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Statement on Senate Vote on Taxes

WASHINGTON, July 25 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Senate voted 51-48 to extend tax cuts for most working Americans and end Bush-era tax breaks for the…

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