Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont
WASHINGTON, June 27 –The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced a public meeting to be held in Vernon, Vermont to discuss the best practices and lessons learned associated with community and citizen advisory boards (“CABs”) associated with decommissioning plant activities, like those ongoing in Vernon relating to the decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The meetings are required under a
Sanders Leads Letter Probing Trump Administration Delay in Providing Emergency Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
(En Español) WASHINGTON, June 27 –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, led six Senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue probing the Trump administration’s failure to release emergency nutrition assistance funds to Puerto Rico already
Sanders lidera la carta indagando ante el retraso para proveer asistencia nutricional de emergencia para Puerto Rico por parte de la administración de Trump
WASHINGTON, 27 de junio -El senador Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), miembro de mayor rango de la minoría del Comité de Presupuesto en el Senado de los Estados Unidos, envió una carta al director de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OMB, por sus siglas en inglés), Mick Mulvaney, y al Secretario del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por
Sanders, Jayapal and Omar Introduce Groundbreaking Bills to Ensure College For All and Eliminate All Student Debt
WASHINGTON, June 24 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) unveiled landmark legislation today to eliminate tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities, as well as make community colleges, trade schools, and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all. The three lawmakers’ proposal also eliminates all $1.6 trillion in student
Sanders Opposes Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, Calls on Trump to Obey Constitution
WASHINGTON, June 20 – Today, Senator Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement as he voted in support of joint resolutions to block the transfer of $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and other states in response to President Trump’s announcement of a “national emergency” over Iran, which was intended to bypass statutory Congressional oversight over arms sales: “The Trump administration’s
