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Listening to the Concerns of Older Vermonters

On Sunday, nearly 400 Vermont seniors from across Chittenden County joined me in Burlington to share a meal, listen to music from local musician Allison Fay and participate in conversation. It’s no surprise that the issues these Vermonters are focused on are the same that I hear from working people about every day — the skyrocketing cost of our broken health care system, cuts to Medicaid, threats to Social Security, access to veterans’ benefits, the environment and much more.

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Summer Celebrations for Older Vermonters

Summer Celebrations for Older Vermonters

Nearly 1,200 Vermonters joined the Office of Senator Sanders to share a meal, listen to good music and participate in conversation.Sunday, August 17What: Burlington Summer CelebrationWhen: 12:00 P.M.Where: Hotel Champlain,…

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Celebrating Social Security’s 90th Birthday

Ninety years ago this week, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating the most popular government program in our nation’s history. For nearly nine decades, through good times and bad, Social Security has paid out every benefit owed to every eligible American on time and without delay.

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News: Sanders, 12 Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Americans Can Access Safety Net and Public Assistance Programs Without Unnecessary Red Tape

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 4 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary…

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