Federal regulators on Monday gave the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant a 20-year license renewal. Sen. Bernie Sanders said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission action "defies comprehension." He had urged the NRC…
BURLINGTON, Vt., March 21 - The Vermont congressional delegation issued the following statement in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to formally issue a 20-year license extension for the…
Five-Point Emergency Plan Also Calls for Independent Probe BURLINGTON, Vt., March 20 - In the aftermath of the nuclear disaster in Japan, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders urged the White House…
Senator Sanders held a town meeting in Barre to discuss the economy and federal budget priorities with his Vermont constituents.
"Sen. Sanders meets with students in the National Youth Leadership Council in his Capitol Hill office. From right to left: Isaac Beaupre of Berlin, VT; Taylor Hough of Rutland, VT;…
Subcommittee Oversees LIHEAP, Health Centers and Seniors Programs WASHINGTON, March 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was appointed today to chair the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging. …
“People think that a terrible event is unthinkable until the day after that event occurs. We have seen it with 9/11. Unthinkable that one of the largest buildings in America…
WASHINGTON, March 16 – Citing the nuclear emergency in Japan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman to re-evaluate whether to issue a new permit for…
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