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This Veterans Day, Vermonters are serving in the military in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. When they come home to Alburg, Guilford, Canaan, Pownal or anywhere in between, it is our responsibility to help their return to civilian life and provide the health care they were promised. As we honor this generation of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, we also remember sacrifices by earlier generations. In a special Veterans Day observance, Senator Sanders is presenting medals to World

WASHINGTON (Friday, Nov. 9) - The three members of the Vermont Congressional Delegation -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Peter Welch (D) -- are pushing…

Senators Lead Effort on Behalf of Estimated 175,000 Affected Gulf War Vets Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd, D-West Virginia, and Bernie Senders, I-Vermont, applauded the Senate's passage…

1st Override Of A Bush Veto; Supported By Leahy, Sanders, Welch NEWS from Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Bernie Sanders WASHINGTON (Thursday, Nov. 8) - The U.S. Senate Thursday joined…

A solar energy plant is being built in California that will generate as much electricity as a small nuclear power plant. It will harness energy from the sun to provide electricity in a way that is economical, efficient and environmentally friendly. It will produce none of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases that coal-powered plants emit. The technology works. Together with wind, geothermal and other renewable energy sources, solar power is a major part of the solution to the problem of global w

Legislation that would phase out the use of private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan was unveiled Wednesday by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jan Schakowsky. The bill would restore vital military functions to the military, reducing the reliance on unaccountable private security contractors in the war zones. As many as 48,000 heavily armed guards are among the private security contractors now operating in Iraq, performing sensitive functions that should be undertaken by U.S