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By Sue Allen, The Bennington Banner WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) applauded the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement that, this year, a record $740 million will be released to the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to build, preserve and rehabilitate affordable rental housing for low-income families — $29 million more than was allocated in 2021. The National Housing

By Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for Congress to end Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption Thursday as news broke that the league and players have reached a labor deal to end a months-long lockout.  “I’m delighted to see an agreement reached so that the Major League Baseball season can start. But the recent and unacceptable behavior of MLB’s owners

By Sharon Zhang. Truthout s oil companies seek to profit off of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for officials to place a tax on oil profits and implement price controls in order to lessen the effects of the crisis on the public. “We can no longer allow big oil companies, huge corporations and the billionaire class to

By Sarah Mearhoff; VTDigger Vermont’s congressional delegation is celebrating President Joe Biden’s historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.  If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.  Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., in a Friday tweet heralded Jackson as “thoughtful, experienced, and brilliant.” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said

By Sarakshi Rai; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday blasted former President Trump, saying it was “unsurprising” that he would praise Russian President Vladimir Putin and his “murderous invasion of Ukraine as an act of ‘genius.’”  “It should concern us all that Putin is exactly the kind of leader Trump would like to be, and that so few Republicans have the courage to say

By Zach Friedman; Forbes Magazine The latest news for student loan forgiveness shows that Biden cancelled $415 million of student loans for 16,000 more student loan borrowers. Biden has now cancelled nearly $15.5 billion of student loans, which is the most of any president. His latest student loan forgiveness benefits student loan borrowers who attended for-profit colleges. The U.S. Department of Education has