Reaching Out to Veterans

“Retired Vermont National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Currier heads out looking for service members who are having trouble readjusting to civilian life. Some days, he meets with members of the clergy, soldiers’ wives, parents, employers, sometimes the police. And of course, he meets with the soldiers themselves. Based in Springfield, he’s looking for soldiers having trouble resuming a routine after having spent time in Iraq or Afghanistan,” began an Associated Press article on a first-of-its-ki

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Vt. Delegation Reacts to President Bush’s Veto of Children’s Health Insurance Program

Vermont’s Congressional Delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), and Rep. Peter Welch (D) – issued the following reaction to President Bush’s veto of legislation renewing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation protects insurance coverage for 6.6 million children currently enrolled in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and pro

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Commission on Wartime Contracting

The Senate on Monday approved a major Department of Defense policy bill that includes a provision cosponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders to create a commission to investigate U.S. wartime contracting abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan. “There is already a lot of evidence that they have overcharged the taxpayers of this country. Money that should’ve been going to our soldiers has been going to make very wealthy people even wealthier,” Sanders told Vermont Public Radio.

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Vermont State Employees Association

"Bernie spoke at the annual meeting of the Vermont State Employees Association on Saturday. Here he is pictured with Ed Stanak, outgoing VSEA President. Congratulations to new VSEA President, Bill…

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Labor Day Photos

Bernie marched in the Northfield Labor Day Parade with friends from the VT Space Education Program including young Dyson Lord from Fayston. - -He also took a number of photographs…

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“Town Meeting on Border Control VT”

"Coming off a week long tour of Vermont and listening to local leaders discuss Vermont's economy and infrastructure needs, Sen. Sanders hosted a town meeting in Derby Line, VT on…

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