Sanders Announces $5.5 million in Health Center Funds for Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt., May 4 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders today announced the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $5.5 million to six community health centers in Vermont. The health centers will use this new federal funding to renovate facilities, increase patient capacity and expand primary care services. The Vermont awards are part of $260 million in health infrastructure funding
Sanders, Brown, Toomey, Murray, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Address Shortage Of Beds, Staffing For Severely Disabled Veterans
WASHINGTON, May 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) today, which ensures that severely disabled veterans receive quality care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). From 1996 until 2008, the VA was required to report on the number of beds and employees assigned to care for severely
Sanders Statement on Vermont’s New Automatic Voter Registration Law
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement after Vermont signed into law a bill to automatically register eligible Vermonters to vote when they apply for a state driver’s license: “While other states across the country are making it harder to vote, I’m proud that Vermont is once again among the states leading the nation by making
Sanders, Leahy and Welch Joint Statement On Rutland Vermont Welcoming 100 Syrian Refugees
WASHINGTON, April 26 – After Rutland city officials announced today they would host up to 100 refugees from Syria and Iraq, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch released the following statement: “We are proud that the State of Vermont and the City of Rutland are welcoming civilian refugees who have fled the relentless violence in Syria, sometimes
In Wake Of PFOA Contamination,Sanders, Leahy And Welch Call For Stricter Federal Regulations
WASHINGTON, April 22 – As tests for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contaminating drinking water in North Bennington, Bennington and Pownal continue this week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) pressed two congressional committees, charged with finalizing legislation to regulate toxic chemicals, for stricter federal rules and deference to strong state protections already in place in Vermont
