Sanders Opposes FCC Media-Ownership Rule

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on
today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission to overturn a
32-year-old media cross-ownership ban and allow broadcasters in the
nation’s 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper:

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Patriots vs. Giants

Vermont’s congressional delegation asked the National Football League to broadcast the Dec. 29 New England Patriots-New York Giants game in Vermont. The season finale may be seen in Boston and New York for free, but not in most of Vermont, where fans are caught in the middle of a fight between the football league and cable television industry. “What we now have are two very powerful and wealthy special interests, the NFL and the cable companies, squabbling over who is going to be making more mo

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The Energy Bill

The Senate passed energy legislation that would boost fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The measure includes provisions by Senator Bernie Sanders to promote energy efficiency and to train workers for green-collar jobs. “Given the crisis we’re facing in global warming, the passage of this energy bill is an important step forward,” Sanders said. “Much more has to be done in the future, but raising fuel efficiency standards and helping states, cit

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Senate Passes Energy Bill

WASHINGTON, December 13 - The Senate tonight passed energy legislation that would boost fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The measure…

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‘The Arctic is Screaming’

The Arctic Ocean is melting. The volume of Arctic sea ice by the end of summer was half what it was just four years earlier, according to NASA satellite data obtained by The Associated Press. “The Arctic is screaming,” Mark Serreze, senior scientist at the government’s snow and ice data center, told the AP. Senator Bernie Sanders cited the report in a speech on the Senate floor about the importance of wind technology, one significant way to reduce reliance on coal, oil and other fossil fuels th

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Feed the Hungry

Vermont, like other states around the country, is struggling to fulfill the growing needs of people who are hungry. The Vermont Food Bank has said its supply of food had fallen by 50 percent from last year. Burlington’s food shelf has seen a dramatic increase in employed clients in need of help this year. As winter closes in and home heating bills stack up, still more Vermonters are turning to the food support network in Vermont for help. Senator Sanders signed onto legislation that would i

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